Officials explained that the whale entanglements off the West Coast reached a six-year high in 2024. There are confirmed reports of a humpback whale currently entangled in multiple sets of Dungeness ...

The Bay Area’s Dungeness crab season is facing yet another ... Two kayakers had a close encounter with a shark in Half Moon Bay. A dead humpback whale washed ashore at Cowell Ranch State Beach ...

One bad crab season ... the whale entanglements have impacted the Coastside more broadly, even beyond the docks. A crabbing boat enters Pillar Point Harbor in Half Moon Bay on Jan. 10.

The department announced Thursday that it will close this year’s commercial Dungeness crab season ... whale entanglements south of Monterey Bay, some conservation advocates have criticized the move ...

California has run a pilot program since 2023 to try out so-called pop-up gear to find a solution to crabbers' woes.

Vertical lines will be allowed to continue in other parts of Northern California, including Zones 1-3 in Half Moon Bay ... season had first opened on Jan. 5. Officials explained that the whale ...