Some are turning to cruises, whale-watching and ... who has fished out of Bodega Bay for 25 years, said profitability of crab ...

Collapsing salmon runs and restrictions on Dungeness crab have forced restaurants, charter boats and commercial fishers in ...

California's collapsing salmon runs and Dungeness crab rules have forced restaurants, charter boats and commercial fishers in Bodega Bay to adapt.

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

Two fishing boats, one still shining a bright light, enter Pillar Point Harbor in Half Moon Bay ... a whale becomes entangled and doesn’t break free of the ropes, it may drag the crab pot ...

After years of a shortened crab fishing season aimed at preventing whale entanglements off the ... acoustic release device to pop-up a crab pot from the ocean floor rather than have it tethered ...

The effort comes after reports of whale entanglements off the Pacific Coast ... acoustic release device to pop-up a crab pot from the ocean floor rather than have it tethered to a floating buoy.