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

In a significant enforcement action, a commercial fishing vessel operating out of Westport, Washington, has been apprehended ...

According to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), the changes will be aimed at protecting migrating ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Commercial Dungeness crab fishing season is set to close off the San Francisco Bay Area coast on May 1, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announced Monday.

The closure was ordered by the state due to the higher concentration of humpback whales feeding offshore. California officials will further restrict commercial and recreational Dungeness crab ...

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