The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is implementing temporary rule changes for Dungeness crab fishers in the 2025-26 ...

Oregon is hitting fast‑forward on its crab protections this year, pulling key “late‑season” rules up to April 1 in a bid to ...

The U.S. state of Oregon has moved up its “late-season” Dungeness crab gear regulations by a month in an effort to reduce the ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Conservationists are asking the state to take action after a whale became tangled in crab gear and had to be euthanized on the Oregon Coast last month. The groups formally ...

…Well, let’s start with crabbing, followed by a full news trap. Love Dungeness crabs, but stymied on both ends by sticker shock at the market’s fish counter and the lack of a boat in the driveway?

Filed by the Center for Biological Diversity, Oceana, Natural Resources Defense Council and the American Cetacean Society, the petition asks officials to open a pathway for fishers to use pop-up ...

Oregon’s commercial Dungeness crabbing season has been delayed until mid-December after wildlife officials say crabs in some areas haven’t yet met the size requirements. The commercial crab season is ...

ODFW takes action to reduce risk of whale entanglements NEWPORT, Ore. – To reduce the risk of humpback whale entanglements in commercial Dungeness crab gear, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife ...

Whale entanglements are becoming more common along the west coast of the United States, with NOAA Fisheries reporting as many as three dozen confirmed sightings in 2024.

After at least four humpback whales were entangled this year in Oregon commercial Dungeness crab fishing gear, conservation groups are petitioning the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission to adopt ...