This was the third year of California-sponsored trials for the equipment used to catch Dungeness crabs while avoiding whale entanglements. Ropeless fishing gear is proving effective at avoiding whale ...

A three-month experimental fishing season off the California coast allowed a catch of 229,000 pounds of Dungeness crab with no harm to whales, officials say. A three-month trial of whale-friendly ...

Question: Is it legal to use hoop nets to catch crab off piers in California this time of the year? I thought I read crab season runs through June. However, the hoop net is a net people use for ...