/tags/crab crab en-US Copyright Tue, 29 Oct 2024 00:21:11 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-10-28/californias-commercial-dungeness-crab-season-delayed-again-to-protect-whales The start of the commercial Dungeness crab season in California has been delayed for the seventh year in a row to protect humpback whales from becoming entangled in trap and buoy lines. Tue, 29 Oct 2024 00:21:11 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-10-28/californias-commercial-dungeness-crab-season-delayed-again-to-protect-whales The Associated Press /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-03-18/conservationists-worried-about-harm-to-whales-during-california-crabbing-season The California Department of Fish and Wildlife will continue the Dungeness crab season through the end of March, despite concerns that crabbing equipment poses a threat to migrating humpback whales. Mon, 18 Mar 2024 12:53:54 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-03-18/conservationists-worried-about-harm-to-whales-during-california-crabbing-season Roman Battaglia /food-and-agriculture/2023-12-24/dungeness-crab-season-now-underway-on-most-of-oregons-coast The commercial Dungeness crab season is now underway for part of the Oregon coast. The timing is good for holiday meals. Sun, 24 Dec 2023 14:23:16 GMT /food-and-agriculture/2023-12-24/dungeness-crab-season-now-underway-on-most-of-oregons-coast Rachael McDonald /food-and-agriculture/2023-11-21/oregons-dungeness-crab-season-delayed-until-at-least-mid-december Preseason testing has shown the crabs are too low on meat yield in some areas. Tue, 21 Nov 2023 14:37:10 GMT /food-and-agriculture/2023-11-21/oregons-dungeness-crab-season-delayed-until-at-least-mid-december Rachael McDonald /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-08-07/oregon-extends-crab-fishing-restrictions-to-protect-whales-from-getting-caught-in-trap-ropes Oregon has extended rules restricting the state’s lucrative Dungeness crab fishery in order to protect humpback whales from becoming entangled in ropes attached to crab traps, the state’s fish and wildlife department has announced. Mon, 07 Aug 2023 13:43:35 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-08-07/oregon-extends-crab-fishing-restrictions-to-protect-whales-from-getting-caught-in-trap-ropes The Associated Press /food-and-agriculture/2023-02-01/crab-season-opens-this-week-on-last-sections-of-oregons-coastline-with-possible-caveat The final two stretches of Oregon’s coast will open for commercial Dungeness crab fishing this week. But there may be some restrictions. Wed, 01 Feb 2023 23:10:03 GMT /food-and-agriculture/2023-02-01/crab-season-opens-this-week-on-last-sections-of-oregons-coastline-with-possible-caveat Tiffany Eckert /food-and-agriculture/2023-01-17/after-a-six-week-delay-oregons-commercial-dungeness-crabbing-season-is-now-open Dungeness crab is the most valuable single-species fishery commodity in Oregon. In the 2021-2022 season, fisherfolk harvested more than 17 million pounds of crab, bringing in an eye-popping $91.5 million. Tue, 17 Jan 2023 22:58:36 GMT /food-and-agriculture/2023-01-17/after-a-six-week-delay-oregons-commercial-dungeness-crabbing-season-is-now-open Crystal Ligori /food-and-agriculture/2023-01-08/oregons-long-delayed-commercial-dunegness-crabbing-season-to-open-next-week Oregon’s commercial Dungeness crab season opens Jan. 15 for much of the coast after a weekslong delay. Sun, 08 Jan 2023 09:46:50 GMT /food-and-agriculture/2023-01-08/oregons-long-delayed-commercial-dunegness-crabbing-season-to-open-next-week April Ehrlich /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-11-27/heres-why-the-west-coast-dungeness-crab-season-has-been-delayed The opening of Oregon's most valuable commercial fishery will be delayed after testing showed some crabs don't have enough meat in them and others have elevated levels of the toxin domoic acid. Sun, 27 Nov 2022 18:01:24 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-11-27/heres-why-the-west-coast-dungeness-crab-season-has-been-delayed Cassandra Profita /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-08-12/dealing-with-edible-invaders-oregon-triples-the-bag-limit-for-european-green-crabs New state regulations now allow recreational crabbers to catch triple the number of invasive green crabs from Oregon’s bays and inlets. Fri, 12 Aug 2022 21:24:16 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-08-12/dealing-with-edible-invaders-oregon-triples-the-bag-limit-for-european-green-crabs Tiffany Eckert