Anemic hauls of Dungeness crab early in the season are the latest setback for California's commercial crab industry, which has also faced complications due to humpback whale migration.

New gear could keep California crab fishermen on the water longer, and whales safe The effort comes after reports of whale entanglements off the Pacific Coast spiked a decade ago during a marine ...

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 ...

California's Dungeness crab industry is under increasing regulation because of concerns over whales getting entangled in fishing gear. With a truncated season and sharp limits on gear, crabbers ...