The area between the Sonoma/Mendocino county line to Pigeon Point, which includes the San Francisco Bay, will close at 6 p.m.

The state’s Department of Fish and Wildlife said in a statement the closure is meant to reduce entanglement risk to the ...

California has run a pilot program since 2023 to try out so-called pop-up gear to find a solution to crabbers' woes.

Commercial fishing for Dungeness crab ends next week in the Bay Area, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife said. The reason is to ...

(AP Photo/Emily Steinberger ... In response, California state regulators barred Dungeness crab fishing when whales are known to be present. That shortened the season significantly, giving ...

State regulators have frequently been forced to delay the California commercial Dungeness crab fishery – or close it early – ...

All open Fishing Zones remain under a Fleet Advisory for both the commercial and recreational Dungeness crab fisheries.

A new crab trap regulation will take effect next Thursday to protect whales off the coast of Northern California.