SF News After Two Whale Entanglements, Most Dungeness Crab Fishing Off California Will End Early On Friday, citing two recent whale entanglements caused by crab-fishing gear, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) said that April 8 will be the last day of Dungeness crab fishing for most of the state.
SF News Humpback Whale Arrives in SF Bay in Early March, Believed To Be Earliest Feeding Here Yet The resurging humpback whale scene usually starts in late April or May, but a few whale spottings in the SF Bay last week indicate their calendars may be springing forward.
SF News Commercial Dungeness Crab Season Will Start December 23 — After Whales Have Migrated to Breeding Grounds All but one commercial Dungeness crab season has been postponed since 2015, with this year’s season stalled after whales were seen near the Farallon Islands — a popular crabbing area. Now that they're migrating elsewhere, the 2020 commercial Dungeness crab season is slated to start on December 23.
Arts & Entertainment Monterey Whale Watching Captain Sees First-Ever Triple Breach of Humpbacks Three humpback whales put on a tandem show in Monterey Bay on Sunday, performing an extremely rare triple breach that delighted whale-watchers out for a tour.
SF News California’s Dungeness Crab Season Will End on May 15 to Shield Whales From Harm The current Dungeness crab season was delayed by weeks last year to protect migrating gray, humpback, and blue whales; it will now end prematurely in mid-May for the same reason, as well.
Arts & Entertainment Over 200 Gray Whales Passed By Point Reyes Over the Weekend The annual northern migration of gray whales is happening in significant numbers off the Northern California coast, and park rangers at the Point Reyes National Seashore counted 209 sightings between Friday and Sunday.
SF News Two Humpback Whales Spotted Near Golden Gate Bridge, Raising Concerns About 'Cetacean Safety' During Fleet Week As maritime vessels continue to flood the waters off San Francisco for Fleet Week, marine mammal experts caution those piloting these ships to keep a keen eye out for other ocean-going behemoths — like, for example, two recently spotted humpback whales.
SF News Video Shows Close Call Between Sailboat and Humpback Whale in the Bay A sailboat and a humpback whale nearly collided in San Francisco Bay over the weekend, and the incident, along with an earlier one involving a speedboat doing doughnuts around a whale, is prompting outcries from naturalists.
SF News Video: Boat Almost Nails Whale in Golden Gate Near-Miss Watch out, whale watchers! This particular season is being hailed as “some of the best whale watching in history” as record numbers of the mammoth marine mammals are turning up on Northern California’
Arts & Entertainment Watch A Kite-Surfer Get Way Too Close To A Humpback Whale And Then Wipe Out The above video from ABC 7's chopper shows some more great glimpses of humpback whales inside the Golden Gate how many there are, or if these are just the same gang people have
SF News Multiple Humpback Whale Sightings In Bay Are Fun, But Actually Cause For Concern Spotted some gray whales while I was on the GG Bridge! First time I brought my camera too, super lucky. 🐋 pic.twitter.com/ePIMn5DsOy— Chris Gallello (@cgallello) May 11, 2016 As SFist noted
Arts & Entertainment Gallery: Whale-On-Whale Gang Violence Happening Off The Coast Of Monterey In the middle of whale watching season, local nature photographer David Cruz was lucky enough to snap these photos of gray, humpback and killer whales while aboard an excursion off the coast of
