At a packed community meeting in Newport, along Oregon’s central coast, residents gathered to express a mix of frustration ...

Another year of a delayed commercial Dungeness crab season is incredibly difficult for our fleet and port communities,” Lisa Damrosch, the association’s executive director, said in a statement.

The Coast Guard has moved its helicopter from Newport Airport to North Bend and officials want to know why. During the crab season the helicopter is essential for ocean rescues.

The commercial Dungeness crab fishery will be delayed in all Fishing Zones due to numerous reported entanglements this year, high abundance of humpback whales, and presence of leatherback sea turtles.

(CN) — The recreational Dungeness crab season is returning next month to California, with restrictions.