Crab and lobster fishing seasons are increasingly closing over concerns about whales. They can get entangled in the long ropes on fishing gear. Now, a new solution could help — pop up fishing gear. A ...

Pop-up fishing gear is one step closer to becoming available to local crab fishermen.“We hope to see Monterey Bay fishermen really get back out on the water and keep bringing in crab in a way that’s ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Efforts to protect migrating whales from becoming entangled in fishing lines, is once again cutting short the spring crab season off the California coast. But now, a potential ...

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has approved “whale safe” pop-up gear fleet-wide for fishermen harvesting Dungeness crab, extending their window for pulling up the crustaceans off the ...