Crabbing season has officially kicked off in Washington state. However, the state Department of Health is warning residents ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Approximately 11,000 crab pots are lost in Puget Sound every year. Most of the loss comes from recreational use and user errors.

Shellfish harvesters in Hood Canal are being urged to stay away after state health officials detected lethal levels of ...

Recreational harvesting for clams, oysters, mussels and scallops is closed throughout Hood Canal and has been expanded to ...

From harvesting times and poisoned shellfish to tagged crabs and smuggled crustaceans, here’s what you need to know this crabbing season.

KITSAP COUNTY, Wash — Volunteers captured a male European green crab near Seabeck in Kitsap County, marking the first time the invasive species has been found in the Hood Canal, the Washington ...

Approximately 11,000 crab pots are lost in Puget Sound every year. Most of the loss comes from recreational use and user errors. As the derelict pots still capture crabs after being abandoned in the ...