A commercial fisherman nabbed a large male Chinese mitten crab in the lower Columbia River late last month, putting ...

A commercial fisherman caught a highly invasive Chinese mitten crab in the Lower Columbia River, Oregon wildlife officials ...

(KRON) — A humpback whale that was first observed half a year ago off the Monterey coast to be entangled in lines from a Dungeness crab trap was freed by a team of experts earlier this month ...

A Humpback whale swims off the coast of San Diego, California, in 2022, entangled with the lines of two commercial Dungeness crab traps. The line is deeply embedded in the flesh of the whale. (Photo ...

Those restrictions will forbid sport fishermen from using crab traps; going forward they will still be allowed to use hoop nets and crab snares through the close of the season, generally in late ...

James Sanders loads crab traps onto the boat Pale Horse at Pier 45 in San Francisco, Thursday, April 10, 2025. The boat's crew is trying out pop-up gear aimed at preventing whale entanglements. (AP ...

Bonham announced Thursday. In addition, a recreational crab trap restriction will be implemented in Fishing Zone 4, from Pigeon Point to Lopez Point in Monterey County. Along the coast north of ...

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Bonham announced Thursday. In addition, a recreational crab trap restriction will be implemented in Fishing Zone 4, from Pigeon Point to Lopez Point in Monterey County. Along the coast north of ...

Crab fishing this year began in early January, earlier than 2024’s January 18 start. Even then, there were 50 percent fewer traps deployed to attempt to protect whales in the area. To that end ...

Akira Hojo Unsplash A massive sea creature was finally freed after spending six months confined among lines and buoys from a crab trap, California rescuers said. The humpback whale named Check is ...