Santa Cruz, CA − Three hundred anglers and 40 volunteers enjoyed a day with sunny weather and calm seas during the 19th Annual Sand Crab Classic Perch Tournament held out of the IDES Hall on March 9.

Considering we are in the middle of our slow season for fishing in the Monterey Bay area, we just enjoyed a huge weekend with tons of action. Most notable was the long-awaited 19th annual Sand Crab ...

Online registration for the 19th annual Sand Crab Classic Perch Derby will open the first week of January. The Derby will be held on March 9. Anglers can surfcast anywhere they choose, but must be ...

New gear could keep California crab fishermen on the water longer, and whales safe The effort comes after reports of whale entanglements off the Pacific Coast spiked a decade ago during a marine heat ...

California’s long-delayed Dungeness crab season will be allowed to open Jan. 5 in the state’s northernmost counties of Mendocino, Humboldt and Del Norte, state officials have announced. However, ...

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Join Zico and me as we explore the experience of trying sand crabs and sand fleas for the first time. #SeafoodAdventures #FoodExploration ...

California is close to having two new state symbols — a famous slug and an expensive crab. UC Santa Cruz students and alums have something to celebrate. Their mascot, the banana slug, is about to ...

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The commercial Dungeness crab season in California will be curtailed to protect humpback whales from becoming entangled in trap and buoy lines, officials announced Thursday. The state Department of ...