In response, California state regulators barred Dungeness crab fishing when whales are known to be present. That shortened the season significantly, giving fishermen a narrow window in which to ...

Photo by Anna Hoch-Kenney. Other fish in the sea One of those actions is a change in rope color. Beginning this November, all commercial Dungeness crab fishermen in California will be required to ...

After years of a shortened crab fishing season aimed at preventing whale entanglements off the West Coast, California ...