We are all aware that when you order a lobster tail or a whole lobster at a restaurant, it was alive a few minutes ago and thrown into boiling water, sadly. The same can be applied to crabs as well.

Yet only a miniscule fraction of those tiny crabs live long enough to produce the next generation. First, they must survive being swept into Atlantic coastal waters before making their way back to the ...

In case you haven’t noticed, we’re neck deep into Ultra Summer. Even the most avid anglers among us might hesitate to go bake for a bite. Times and conditions like these always make me wonder why more ...

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 ...

A three-month experimental fishing season off the California coast allowed a catch of 229,000 pounds of Dungeness crab with no harm to whales, officials say. A three-month trial of whale-friendly ...

A Southern California fish market owner was inundated with requests for fresh Dungeness crabs for the holidays, but the only way she could get them was to pay a premium to have them flown overnight ...

As the crustacean's population plummets in the Bering Sea, so do the livelihoods of fishers in Washington and beyond. Crosscut Now is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on ...

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