Reaching out of the boat with a long metal hook, marine biologist Parker White snagged the slimy buoy bobbing off the southeastern coast of Lake Maurepas on a recent windy, gray morning. As fellow ...

Volunteer kayakers marked derelict crab traps in the bay across from the USS Alabama Battleship on Friday, Oct. 24.

San Francisco crabbers who must wait once more to search for crustaceans say this season’s delay continues a yearslong trend ...

It worked so well last year, they're doing it again. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is recruiting another army of volunteers to help with its second annual coastal cleanup of abandoned crab ...

Crab trap floats found on beaches can be identified by their markings. Float colors and numbering formats can sometimes indicate their origin. Beachcombers walking along the Texas coast often find ...

The captain and crew of a commercial stone crab vessel were charged with illegally harvesting over 65 pounds of stone crab ...

Recreation Dungeness crab season will open on Nov. 1 along the coast of the Central Coast and the Monterey Bay, but with some ...

Crabs Credit: CDFW October 25, 2025 - The recreational Dungeness crab season will open beginning Nov. 1, 2025, except in northern California where it has been delayed due to a public health hazard.

California Department of Fish and Wildlife officials have announced a statewide delay to the commercial Dungeness crab season ...

The search for invasive European green crabs has restarted in Padilla and Samish bays after a winter pause. European green crabs are a particularly damaging species to eelgrass habitat. They can eat ...

Before Florida’s stone crab season officially kicked off, local restaurants, wholesalers and seafood markets all said early ...