This South Florida specialty is harvested from October to May for the claws only—fishermen snap off a claw and toss the crab ...

A new crab trap regulation will take effect next Thursday to protect whales off the coast of Northern California.

State regulators have frequently been forced to delay the California commercial Dungeness crab fishery – or close it early – ...

The state’s Department of Fish and Wildlife said in a statement the closure is meant to reduce entanglement risk to the ...

The closure was ordered by the state due to the higher concentration of humpback whales feeding offshore. California officials will further restrict commercial and recreational Dungeness crab ...

“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.

Once cooked, however, the shells turn vibrant ... Generally, blue, snow, and Dungeness crabs have a similar salty-sweet flavor, but differences in taste will occur based on factors like the ...