On a sunny January afternoon, commercial fisherman Gary Walters maneuvered the F/V Rachel Lynn alongside the hoists at the ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An unexpected catch in the Columbia River has Oregon wildlife officials on high alert — and for good reason. A commercial ...

Long before the world awakens, Michael Fox guides his boat through the dancing, moonlit waters of the Anclote River. Soon ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — A commercial fisherman turned up an exceptionally rare find on the Columbia River last month when he caught a Chinese mitten crab, which is prohibited in Oregon. The invasive species ...

Ever since Deadliest Catch debuted on the Discovery Channel in April 2005, the series has seen some of the wildest, most treacherous real-life moments in television history, part and parcel of the ...

With Puget Sound now closed to recreational crab fishing, sport crabbers issued winter catch record cards have until Saturday to submit their catch reports. The state Department of Fish and Wildlife ...

Here’s another entry for “activities you probably didn’t realize were illegal in Rhode Island”: Fishing for blue crabs at night. Since the 1930s, recreational fishermen have been banned from catching ...