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Dungeness Crab

A federal judge issued a temporary order Nov. 24 to return a Coast Guard rescue helicopter to its forward operating base at Newport, Ore., before the start of the Dungeness crab fishing season. Coast Guard photo.

Federal judge says Coast Guard helicopter must return to Newport

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From an idea to a drawing to reality, Full Time Fabrication turns fisherman, Jordan Wilson’s dream into a fast and versatile coast crabber, ready for Puget Sound and the deeper waters offshore. TJ Lowry photo.

Full Time Fabrication floats a new crab boat design

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Lincoln County, Ore., officials warned that relocating a Coast Guard helicopter from Newport may come "at an especially critical time with the impending beginning of commercial crabbing season." Lincoln County Commissioners photo via Facebook.

Coast Guard relocating key Oregon rescue helicopter

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The seiner Odin is being hauled at Hansen Boat Co. for yearly maintenance work. Hansen Boat Co. photo.

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Fall season in full swing at Hansen Boat Co.

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Dungeness crab traps stacked. Photo courtesy of Matt Ragen

Washington crabbers hope for a December start

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The Port of Coos Bay obtained $1 million in federal Community Project Funding for the Charleston Shipyard Enhancement Project. Oregon Coast Visitors Association photo.

Coos Bay obtains $1 million federal funding for fishing dock improvements

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A Dungeness crab pot. California wildlife officials are delaying the 2026 crabbing season opener until at least Jan.1 to avoid gear entanglement risk to a reported abundance of humpback whales. CDFW image.

California crab opener delayed into 2026

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Photo courtesy of CDFW

Fisherman pleads guilty in crab pot theft case

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Trained responders use a grapple to grab an entanglement trailing behind a North Atlantic right whale in Northeast waters. Center for Coastal Studies photo/NOAA Permit # 24359.

Whale entanglements were up sharply in 2024, NOAA says

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Two fishermen saw their commercial fishing licenses revoked following extensive and repeated violations in California’s lobster and Dungeness crab fisheries. California Department of Fish and Wildlife photo.

California cracks down on trap abandonment

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Sub Sea Sonics/Guardian popup systems and crab pots stacked out at the end of trials on the vessel Jacqueline L. Steve Melz photo.

California fishery trials ‘whale-safe’ crab gear with big results

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