The state’s Department of Fish and Wildlife said in a statement the closure is meant to reduce entanglement risk to the whales as they forage off the Golden State’s coast.

In an effort to protect humpback whales from becoming entangled in fishing gear, state officials on Thursday announced that commercial Dungeness crab fishing ... testing of pop-up gear that ...

Nope, we’re talking stone crabs, which you might’ve never seen. You’ve seen their claws, however ... prefer a mustard sauce that you can look up on the internet or just drawn butter.

But whales and the California Dungeness crab fishery ... a new way to fish for crab that virtually eliminates risk to migrating and feeding whales, called pop-up gear. This modernized gear design ...

From crab cakes to claws to legs to salad ... Coast from late fall until late spring, Dungeness crabs are much larger than blue crabs—one will serve up to two people The largest crab species ...

Many long-time Dungeness crab fishermen have been slow to warm up to the idea due to the cost, which can run $1,000 per pop-up device plus an on-board unit. It also takes time to restring the pots ...

Dungeness crab - this can reach up to 20cm/8in and has plenty of delicious ... this sweet-flavoured crab has no large claws and, indeed, resembles a big spider. Crabmeat is just as good eaten ...