Fishing

The documentary “Seaspiracy” is an exposé about the fishing industry and a call for veganism. <ins>(Courtesy Ali Tabrizi/Netflix)</ins>

‘Seaspiracy’ worth watching, even if its message needs calibration

Documentary’s view of veganism as a war against capitalism, environmental calamities is jolting

 

Fishing boats at Pillar Point Harbor near Half Moon Bay, California. (Shutterstock)

‘Restrictive’ West Coast ocean salmon fishing seasons announced

With salmon fishing season starting up, the Pacific Fishery Management Council announced…

 

Crab sit inside a vendor booth outside Alioto's Restaurant at Fisherman's Wharf. (Jessica Christian/S.F. Examiner)

Study predicts decline in Dungeness crab from ocean acidification

SEATTLE — Dungeness crab are forecast to take a hit from ocean…

 

(Mike Koozmin/S.F. Examiner)

Environmental groups concerned about whale safety as Dungeness crab season launches

As Dungeness crab season finally launches, the Center for Biological Diversity is appealing…

(Mike Koozmin/S.F. Examiner)
In this photo taken Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015, Michael Bair, of Lexington, Ky., holds a Dungeness crab imported from the Northwest at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco on Nov. 10, 2015. (Eric Risberg/AP)

Recreational Dungeness crab season opens

Recreational Dungeness crab fishermen have been given the green light to begin…

In this photo taken Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015, Michael Bair, of Lexington, Ky., holds a Dungeness crab imported from the Northwest at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco on Nov. 10, 2015. (Eric Risberg/AP)
In this image taken from video provided by New Hanover Regional Medical Center, 16-year-old Hunter Treschl, of Colorado Springs, Colo., speaks during an interview at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, N.C., Tuesday, June 16, 2015. The teen was seriously wounded in a shark attack. "We were just playing around in the waves, and I felt a hit on my left calf," Treschl said in a videotaped interview released Tuesday night by the hospital where he is being treated. "I thought it felt like a big fish, and I started moving away. And then the shark bit my arm _ off." (New Hanover Regional Medical Center via AP)

After shark attacks, North Carolina town considers fishing ban

OAK ISLAND, N.C. — The shark attack on a girl about 100…

In this image taken from video provided by New Hanover Regional Medical Center, 16-year-old Hunter Treschl, of Colorado Springs, Colo., speaks during an interview at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, N.C., Tuesday, June 16, 2015. The teen was seriously wounded in a shark attack. "We were just playing around in the waves, and I felt a hit on my left calf," Treschl said in a videotaped interview released Tuesday night by the hospital where he is being treated. "I thought it felt like a big fish, and I started moving away. And then the shark bit my arm _ off." (New Hanover Regional Medical Center via AP)

Mammoth!

There are certain people who will do just about anything to fulfill…

Angler finds his true passion on the sea

A recreational angler from San Francisco with no prior tournament experience out-fished…

Daily Outrage: Crews confined aboard illegal African fishing trawlers

WHAT: Forced labor and human rights abuses of African crews were uncovered…

Fault Lines: Best fishermen in U.S. angling for success at competition

Usually it’s so quiet at San Francisco Golden Gate Angling and Casting…