Will there be fresh Dungeness crab from California in time for Christmas? What about New Year’s Eve? Unfortunately for crab lovers, the commercial crabbing season won’t start until after the holidays, ...

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife said Friday that commercial and recreational Dungeness crab fishers can no longer use conventional traps in parts of the California coast.

After years of a shortened crab fishing season aimed at preventing whale entanglements off the West Coast, California crabbers are experimenting with a new fishing method that allows them to stay on ...

Cameron Selck flips over a crab that had landed upside down in a crate at Half Moon Bay’s Pillar Point Harbor. Keeping the crabs upright is important to keep them alive and fresh. Photo by Anna ...

Dave Pehling is website managing editor for CBS Bay Area. He started his journalism career doing freelance writing about music in the late 1990s, eventually working as a web writer, editor and ...

The Dungeness crab fishery is under increasing regulation as California tries to prevent whales from getting entangled in fishing gear. Facing a truncated season and sharp limits on how many pots they ...

After years of a shortened crab fishing season aimed at preventing whale entanglements off the West Coast, California crabbers are experimenting with a new fishing method that allows them to stay on ...