SNOHOMISH — Washington State University is hosting a citizen science “Molt Search” program on June 2 in an effort to combat growing concerns about the European green crab. Introduced to North America ...

When a young Sealaska intern walking a beach in July 2022 found the first evidence of European green crab presence in Alaska ...

Oregon and Washington wildlife officials are asking people to keep an eye out for hairy-clawed mitten crabs in the Columbia River. In April, a commercial fisher caught a Chinese mitten crab along the ...

Law enforcement officers examine a load of Alaska crab, much of it infested with Bitter Crab Syndrome, after it arrived in Washington state in 2024. (Photo provided by the Washington Department of ...

The U.S. state of Alaska has canceled the forthcoming 2026 Kodiak commercial tanner crab season to let the population recover ...

Idled crab pots fill a parking lot at Pillar Point Harbor in Half Moon Bay, Calif. Oregon and Washington have joined California in delaying the start of their commercial crab seasons after dangerous ...

Bay Area seafood lovers hoping to serve fresh Dungeness crab for Thanksgiving or Christmas are out of luck again this year.

A Kodiak fisherman has been sentenced to one year in jail for illegally shipping thousands of pounds of tanner crab infected with parasites from Alaska to Washington. Corey Potter, 64, owned and ...

Wildlife officials are asking the public to report sightings of this long-legged, furry-clawed crustacean. Oregon and Washington wildlife officials are asking people to keep an eye out for ...