A long-awaited tradition returned to Fisherman’s Wharf on Sunday as Bay Area residents lined up in droves to buy fresh crab from fishermen. Some customers waited for two hours on what marked the first ...

A crabbing vessel turns below a U.S. Coast Guard flyover inspection of crabbing ships along the Washington and Oregon coasts near Astoria, Ore., on Jan. 1, 2016. (U.S. Coast Guard photo via AP, File) ...

SAN FRANCISCO - It's safe to eat Dungeness crab meat taken from the waters of northern California after tests showed it no longer poses a health threat, state officials said Monday. That clears ...

SAN FRANCISCO - Commercial fishermen are most likely going to be crabby after the latest announcement from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. The opening of the Dungeness crab commercial ...

This week, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife completed its assessment of the Monterey Bay, finding that there are not enough humpback whales in the area to warrant the stoppage of the ...

In an effort to protect humpback whales from becoming entangled in fishing gear, state officials on Thursday announced that commercial Dungeness crab fishing would be closed later this month along the ...

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Friday that it will open the commercial Dungeness crab fishery from the Sonoma/Mendocino County line to the U.S./Mexico border starting on Jan.