The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) closed its commercial and recreational Dungeness crab fisheries early this year, on April 8, following aerial and vessel surveys showing that humpback […]
Federal fisheries researchers studying the dramatic crash of snow crab in the Bering Sea from 2018 to 2021 have determined that caloric requirements of the crab quadrupled when sea temperatures […]
A federal grand jury in Anchorage has indicted the owner and captains of two crab catcher vessels on charges of illegally transporting crab from Alaska in violation of the Lacey […]
Aerial and vessel surveys showing that humpback whale numbers are rising as they return to forage off the California coast have prompted the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) […]
Scientists examine effects of release timing and size at release on survival of hatchery-reared red king crab. A new study found that releasing red king crab as early as possible […]
California State Assemblymember Jim Wood (D-Healdsburg) and other lawmakers in early January introduced legislation to recognize the Dungeness crab as California’s official crustacean, coinciding with its opening day, Jan. 5. […]
The ups and downs of the domestic and global seafood economy aside, succulent crab, salmon and halibut proved to be hot sellers during the 2023 holiday season, with king crab […]
Commercial fishing for Tanner crab at Kodiak and Alaska’s South Peninsula opened Monday, Jan. 15, after the National Weather Service determined there was no prospect of gale warnings. A total […]
Although the allowable harvest is yet to be determined, the commercial red king crab fishery in Alaska’s Norton Sound is set to begin on Feb. 1, with a guideline harvest […]
Oregon’s Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) has announced the Feb. 1 opener of a commercial Dungeness crab fishing period from Cape Falcon to Klipsan Beach, Wash. Officials said a […]