Many fishermen planned to retrieve their crab pots at 12:01 a.m. They were allowed to set their traps on Thursday. "We've got a tank on our boat. We put our crabs in there. Once the tank is full, ...

Years of shortened seasons have led many to leave the industry. But that's not stopping some younger generation fishermen.

Dianne de Guzman is the regional editor for Eater’s Northern California/Pacific Northwest sites, writing about restaurant and bar trends, upcoming openings, and pop-ups for the San Francisco Bay Area, ...

Rockfish anglers have moved to the nearshore area now we’ve passed into November. The deep reefs past 300 feet are now closed until December. There are still plenty of rockies on the inside, though ...

Crew members Bradlee Titus, left, and Axel Bjorklund throw out line while setting crab pots off the Sonoma County coast. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) It was a calm January morning, the ...

TURNED OVER TO A LAB FOR TESTING. ANOTHER DELAY FOR CRAB SEASON HERE ON THE CENTRAL COAST. AGAIN OVER CONCERNS FOR THE SAFETY OF HUMPBACK WHALES. THE DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE SAYS THEY’VE ...

This Saturday marks the opening of recreational Dungeness crab fishing for the 2025-2026 season in our area. Commercial Dungeness crabbing, scheduled to open Nov. 15, is likely to be delayed. In order ...