Whales that get caught in Dungeness crab fishing gear have left fishermen and environmentalists scrambling for a solution.

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Oregon’s commercial Dungeness crab fishery is under increasing pressure to address whale entanglements after a record-breaking four incidents in 2024, including one as recently as January 6th.

Advertising The annual crab season — which historically ran from late fall to midsummer — has been repeatedly truncated, due to both whale safety concerns and elevated levels of domoic acid ...

Food vlogger and TikTok user Maggie (@ maggieeatsss) has been hunting her white whale—the 10-pound Costco box of king crab legs—for years. Now she’s found it and is doing an unboxing reveal.

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Crab pots are the most common form of fishing gear associated with whale entanglements, and NOAA has been working with the ...

Cameron Selck flips over a crab that had landed upside down in a crate at Half Moon Bay’s Pillar Point Harbor. Keeping the crabs upright is important to keep them alive and fresh. Photo by Anna ...

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California's Dungeness crab industry is under increasing regulation because of concerns over whales getting entangled in fishing gear. With a truncated season and sharp limits on gear, crabbers ...