The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission voted 6-1 on Feb. 20 to deny the petition to modify crabbing rules to reduce the risk ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is implementing temporary rule changes for Dungeness crab fishers in the 2025-26 season ...

Last Thursday, the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission voted 6-1 to deny a petition from environmental groups seeking to ...

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 ...

As part of its ongoing plan to prevent the entanglements, last year, the state of Oregon mandated that commercial crabbing operations reduce the number of pots they deploy and stick to shallower ...

ASTORIA, Ore. — The commercial Dungeness crab season had been set to open Monday in most of Oregon and Washington state, but price negotiations and ocean conditions kept boats at home. Crabbers told ...

Just about every estuary on the Oregon Coast, from the Necanicum at Seaside south to Brookings, has bank or pier access to crabbing, both for pots and for a wide variety of traps cast with hook and ...

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 ...

COOS BAY, Ore. — For many people, when Dungeness crab is on the menu, it’s a go-to in Oregon. It's a savory treat that fuels a multi-million dollar a year industry in the state. “If I could, I'd eat ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission voted 6-1 on Feb. 20 to deny a petition to modify commercial crabbing rules to reduce the ...

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 ...