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

Bay Area Crab Season Back On After Price Settlement Reached

Dozens of Bay Area crab boats are preparing to head out to sea again after a weeklong standoff over the price of fresh Dungeness crab ended Tuesday, an industry spokesman said.

2012/12/11

Missing Boaters Locator Map

Body Of 2nd Missing Fisherman Found Off San Mateo Coast

The body of a second fisherman missing from a boat that capsized off the San Mateo County coast on Sunday was found on a local beach Tuesday afternoon, a sheriff’s spokeswoman said.

2012/10/03

Missing Boaters Locator Map

Family Discovers Body Of 1 Of 2 Missing San Mateo Coast Fishermen

Family members of two San Francisco fishermen who went missing in the waters off of the San Mateo County coast discovered the body of one of the fishermen just north of Pigeon Point Lighthouse on Monday afternoon, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.

2012/10/02

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

Crab Fisherman Killed In Accident Off Peninsula Coast

A 49-year-old crab fisherman working off the San Mateo County coast died after getting tangled in a line attached to a crab trap, which pulled him overboard.

2012/03/27

A fishing boat makes its way through the harbor near pier 45  in San Francisco, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

New Salmon Numbers Give North Coast Fishermen Hope

North Coast fishermen are optimistic that they’ll emerge from the tough economic times they experienced during the last few years now that salmon projections have come back very positive.

2012/02/29

(CBS)

San Francisco Spear Fisherman Pierced By Own Spear On Sonoma Coast

A 45-year-old San Francisco man with a fishing spear stuck in his leg was rescued from the rocks along the Sonoma coast on Saturday, according to the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office.

2011/11/20

Shark fins in a bag await delivery at a wholesale warehouse in Hong Kong (Laurent Fievet)

California Assembly Votes To Ban Shark Fin Sales

The state Assembly has come to the defense of endangered sharks targeted by fishermen who amputate their fins and toss the live sharks back into the ocean.

CBS San Francisco–2011/05/23

Salmon in a bin (AP)

Bay Area Salmon Fishermen Excited Over Full Season

This could be California’s first full salmon fishing season in five years, after new projections from the State Department of Fish and Game show a tripling of the salmon population.

KCBS–2011/03/02

(CBS)

Body Of Missing SF Fisherman Surfaces In Sacramento Delta

The body of a San Francisco man who went missing during a solo fishing trip on Jan. 22 has been found about a half-mile away from where he was presumed to have drowned.

CBS San Francisco–2011/02/14

(CBS)

Body Of Missing Novato Man Found Near Marin Beach

The body of a Novato man who was reported missing Friday was found Saturday afternoon near Black Sand Beach in the Marin Headlands, Golden Gate National Recreation Area ranger George Durgerian said Monday morning.

2011/01/24

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