Washington celebrating the new year with their own coastal twist. Instead of a ball dropping on News Years Eve, a crab will ...

WASHIGNTON, N.C. (WITN) - For the first time ever, the City of Washington rang in the New Year with its Crab Drop celebration ...

The invasive European green crab has been detected in the Quillayute River estuary near La Push. This is only the second time the European green crab (EGC) has been found along the Washington Coast. A ...

CLINTON, Wash. — A group of people landed in hot water after they were caught illegally crabbing in Washington state. According to Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Police, the group was ...

The north Oregon coast opens to commercial Dungeness crabbing on Dec. 31st from Cape Falcon to the Washington border. Fisherman can begin setting their crab pots on Sunday, Dec. 28th. The Oregon ...

Washington shellfish managers have delayed the opening of the commercial crabbing season off a portion of the southern coast. The Department of Fish and Wildlife says recent tests show crab caught ...

There will be an extremely low tide during opening weekend. WDFW said the low tide can pose a challenge for people launching boats at some sites. Crabbers should target the portion of the day with the ...

While crabbing varies across the country, it's becoming harder to pinpoint the invernal season's start due to major delays.

PUGET SOUND, Wash. — Huge crowds are expected to line up to board the ferry system through the holiday, but the return of crab pots in the water could cause even more concerns. Buoy lines that mark ...

ILWACO, Wash.ILWACO, Wash. — A fire at a port building along the coast in Washington state destroyed more than 1,000 crab pots just ahead of the state’s commercial Dungeness crab season, which opens ...