Despite the delay of commercial Dungeness crab season, and the temporary prohibition against using ”long soak” rigid crab pots, plenty of Monterey Bay residents enjoyed their traditional Thanksgiving ...

Saturday marks the opening of recreational Dungeness crab fishing for the 2023-2024 season. In order to avoid entanglements with the large number of whales feeding in nearshore areas along ...

Question: Is it legal to use hoop nets to catch crab off piers in California this time of the year? I thought I read crab season runs through June. However, the hoop net is a net people use for ...

BERKELEY, Calif. (KRON) — From Monterey to Point Area along the Mendocino County coast, commercial and recreational crab fishing will be delayed this season. Just weeks before Thanksgiving, the ...

Crab-trap buoys must display “GO ID” number of the trap’s operator. (Carrie Wilson) Q: Are there new regulations for Dungeness crab traps? I heard traps must be marked with the “GO ID” number. Is this ...

One of the closest things to a sure bet in California fishing this time of year is going on a trip for crab and rockfish. The vast majority of trips departing from harbors from Half Moon Bay to Bodega ...