In a significant enforcement action, a commercial fishing vessel operating out of Westport, Washington, has been apprehended ...

In an effort to protect humpback whales from becoming entangled in fishing gear, state officials on Thursday announced that ...

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

Californians will soon be able to fish for salmon in the ocean for the first time in years, according to a release from the ...

In today's newscast, the Central Coast Dungeness crab season is coming to an early end this year. Plus, the Monterey County Board of Supervisors could take a position on two statewide battery energy ...

A humpback whale that was first observed half a year ago off the Monterey coast to be entangled in lines from a Dungeness ...

Officials explained that the whale entanglements off the West Coast reached a six-year high in 2024. There are confirmed ...

Federal budget cuts to NOAA are delaying plans to prevent whale entanglements in Dungeness crab fishing gear, impacting both ...

The state’s Fish and Wildlife Department says it will reevaluate the move later this month, depending on the risk fishing ...

California officials are limiting commercial Dungeness crab fishing along the coast — including off Sonoma County — to ...

“Unfortunately, it has been six years we've been delayed or closed early for whales,” said Brand Little, a San Francisco Dungeness crab fisherman who is among those participating in the pilot ...