Small, fertile, rugged and fueled by an expansive appetite, the species, he says, is “an exemplary invader, a perfect invader ...

The state’s coastal commercial Dungeness crab season is underway, following months of test fishing and data gathering by the ...

When these trapped crabs die, they release a pheromone signal to other crabs that there may be a shell available, which lures even more crabs into a death trap.

Thus, the commercial crab season for Northern California will not begin until Jan. 15 at 12:01 a.m. under a 25 percent trap reduction. A pre-soak period will begin on Jan. 12, 2025, at 8:01 a.m. ...

After a late start to the Dungeness crab season, fishers along the West Coast, including Santa Cruz County, are reporting extremely low stock numbers. It’s not clear why there are so few full-sized ...

The state’s coastal commercial Dungeness crab season is underway, following months of test fishing and data gathering by the ...

WDFW officers approached the group after watching them harvesting crabs late in the evening. One person was seen shuttling crabs back to their vehicle. An inspection revealed 62 Dungeness crabs ...