California's Dungeness crab industry is under increasing regulation because of concerns over whales getting entangled in fishing gear. With a truncated season and sharp limits on gear, crabbers wonder ...

In a medium Dutch oven over medium-high heat, heat the sesame oil. Reserve a handful of shallots for garnish and add the rest ...

At 11:59 p.m. on Jan. 4, commercial fisherman Barry Day is 10 miles off the coast of Half Moon Bay, watching the clock. One minute to go until the start of Dungeness crab season. In the pitch ...

Crew members Bradlee Titus, left, and Axel Bjorklund throw out line while setting crab pots off the Sonoma County coast. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) ...

In Half Moon Bay, crab season is a big deal ... “You don’t often feel so alive.” His Dungeness Crab Rice dish is featured in his new cookbook, “Coastal,” due out from Chronicle Books ...

The Dungeness crab season had opened just a few weeks earlier ... whose family has fished out of Half Moon Bay for over 100 years. “Now we’re adding whales, which are also unpredictable ...

The Dungeness crab season had opened just a few weeks earlier — two months behind schedule ... "The weather, a wild, natural product that you're not planting or watering or controlling," said Damrosch ...

Submitted by Scott Nagel for the Ocean Shores Razor Clam & Seafood Festival ...