With Puget Sound now closed to recreational crab fishing, sport crabbers issued winter catch record cards have until Saturday to submit their catch reports. The state Department of Fish and Wildlife ...

Abandoned crab traps become “ghost gear,” continuing to catch and kill sea life after they’re no longer tended by their owner ...

This was the third year of California-sponsored trials for the equipment used to catch Dungeness crabs while avoiding whale entanglements. Ropeless fishing gear is proving effective at avoiding whale ...