Dungeness crabs are the second most valuable invertebrate fishery on the West Coast of Canada and an important food source ...

The key to my plan: finding the best crab traps available to fit my needs. Best Overall: Promar TR-55; Best for Dungeness: SMI Heavy Duty Crab Trap; Best for Blue Crabs: American Blue Claw; Best ...

RELATED: Dungeness crab fisherman expand testing of pop-up traps amid CA's continuous early season closures Nearly three dozen whales have been entangled in fishing gear off the West Cost in 2024 ...

The season will officially begin on Jan. 5, 2025, for areas south of Point Arena to the U.S./Mexico border. This area will be subject to a 50% trap reduction.

A pilot program to test new pop-up crab traps in the San Francisco Bay Area could mean a longer fishing season and lower prices on local Dungeness crab for consumers.

Dungeness crab fisherman expand testing of pop-up traps amid CA's continuous early season closures. By Dan Ashley and Tim Didion. Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Special pop-up crab trap systems, ...

Crab traps are cages that fishers attach to buoys with lines and ropes that whales can become tangled in. They have ensnared at least three, and possibly as many as five, humpback whales off the ...

To capture crab larvae, a light trap is deployed from docks in Washington and British Columbia. ... with a focus on Dungeness crab. The network collaborates with more than 80 partners across ...

Oregon crabbers must continue to limit the number of traps they can set in the water. The state has extended crab fishing restrictions to protect whales from becoming trapped in ropes.

The season will officially begin on Jan. 5, 2025, for areas south of Point Arena to the U.S./Mexico border. This area will be ...