In an effort to protect humpback whales from becoming entangled in fishing gear, state officials on Thursday announced that ...

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has decided to close part of its commercial Dungeness crab fishery to ...

State regulators in Washington have approved a new line marking rule for traps used in the state’s Dungeness crab fishery in the hopes of reducing the risk vertical lines pose to whales.

Due to the dangers presented to humpback whales, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced it will end commercial and recreational Dungeness crab fishing south of Pigeon Point ...