EVERETT, Wash. — The Puget Sound is basically the crab fishing capital of the recreational world! It's where weekend warriors and seasoned anglers alike come to fill their buckets with Dungeness crabs ...
A collaborative study between the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) and the Suquamish Tribe is underway to track Dungeness crab movements between Seattle and Bremerton. The study aims ...
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When is Dungeness crab season?

While crabbing varies across the country, it's becoming harder to pinpoint the invernal season's start due to major delays.
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 ...
The long-delayed commercial Dungeness crab season in the San Francisco Bay Area was expected to open by today. Still, due to ...
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 ...
The sight of a humpback whale powerfully breaching from the ocean’s blue hue and the festive display of locally caught crab at the dinner table. These are two things that Californians treasure, and ...
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 ...
California officials will further restrict commercial and recreational Dungeness crab fishing next month south of the Sonoma-Mendocino county line to reduce entanglement risks for humpback whales ...
The U.S. state of California will open the central section of its coast to commercial Dungeness crab fishers on 5 January ...