This was the third year of California-sponsored trials for the equipment used to catch Dungeness crabs while avoiding whale entanglements. Ropeless fishing gear is proving effective at avoiding whale ...

When the clock struck midnight on the first day of 2026, a stack of new fishing rules quietly flipped... The post Midnight ...

Favorable weather is expected for the July 4th holiday, benefiting fishing and crabbing activities. Blue claw crabs are abundant, with successful crabbing reported in the Navesink River and ...

A lot of the signs for tuna were there. There were two square miles of oily, slick water with tuna chick birds picking at it over the surface. There were lots of finback whales in the area and just ...

SAN DIEGO — When Anna Sagatov, an underwater cinematographer, goes on her usual night dives off La Jolla Shores in San Diego, she’s used to spotting the “occasional octopus, nudibranch and horn shark.

New Jersey’s 2025 blue crab season is underway and August is a peak month for crabs August is a great time to catch blue claw crabs in New Jersey. The water is at some of its warmest temperatures in ...