Dungeness

Dungeness Crab Fleet Delayed North Of Sonoma County

Crab fisherman north of Sonoma County cannot head to sea until the end of the month because the Dungeness crab population is still too small to harvest.

2012/12/14

Crab fishermen take a break from loading crab traps onto their boat at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Northern California Crab Fishermen Strike Over Dungeness Prices

Crab fishing boats sat idle at Fisherman’s Wharf Thursday as crab boats in San Francisco, Bodega Bay and Half Moon Bay stayed at the dock because of a threat to cut Dungeness prices.

2012/12/06

Bay Area Commercial Crabbers Gear Up For Dungeness Season

Commercial crab fishermen are gearing up for Thursday’s opening of crab season, with vessels large and small starting to assemble pots at Pillar Point Harbor in Half Moon Bay and along the Bay Area coast to catch Dungeness crabs.

2012/11/14

Dungeness Season Underway As Crab Fishermen Settle On Price

After weeks of haggling over a price, central California crab fishermen and seafood processors have come to an agreement and the 2011 Dungeness season is underway.

2011/11/28

San Francisco’s Oldest All-Female Seafood Operation Back In Business

Just in time for November’s lucrative crab season, one of the oldest families in the San Francisco crab and fish wholesale industry is back in business after a 10 month shutdown.

2011/10/11

Big Dungeness Haul Reignites Trap Limit Debate In California

Dungeness crab fishermen are hauling in pot after pot of writhing crustaceans in a rush to fill up boats and get the valuable catch to shore before the market floods and prices fall.

CBS San Francisco–2010/11/20