Eighty per cent of the snow crab in the province's waters are now smaller than fishable size, and new biological research from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans says fishing pressure on the ...

It’s a wet day in late November, and my partner and I toss some zip ties, a knife and a bag of chicken bits into a bucket. A neon tangle of trap lines sits haphazardly in the car’s backseat. We’re ...

An investigation into the Boundary Bay commercial crab fleet has led to steep fines and the first fishing prohibition issued in Surrey provincial court. Fisheries and Oceans Canada says four vessel ...

Bering Sea snow crab, with two specimens seen in this undated photo, support an iconic Alaska seafood harvest, but a crash in population triggered two consecuctive years of closure, starting in 2022.

This was the third year of California-sponsored trials for the equipment used to catch Dungeness crabs while avoiding whale entanglements. Ropeless fishing gear is proving effective at avoiding whale ...

A Vancouver Island man has been fined $6,000, and had his fishing boat forfeited, after being found guilty of several fisheries offences.DFO A man whose fishing boat was seized by authorities after ...

Two Vancouver men caught crabbing illegally in Cates Park are facing serious charges and are potentially on the hook for tens of thousands of dollars in fines. Not having a crab fishing licence was ...

Bering Sea snow crab, with two specimens seen in this undated photo, support an iconic Alaska seafood harvest, but a crash in population since 2018 triggered the first ever closure of the fishery in ...