After months of delays, the West Coast has officially begun the Dungeness crab season.

WDFW proposes new rules for crab fishing to reduce whale entanglements, including gear marking and restrictions. Public input ...

The state’s coastal commercial Dungeness crab season is underway, following months of test fishing and data gathering by the Washington... Read Story ...

MUKILTEO — Officers from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) busted a group of illegal crabbers on a Mukilteo pier late last month, the agency reported on Wednesday.

"Firefighting crews right now are filling sandbags to be placed in impacted areas to protect communities in the event of winter storms." At the time this article was written, the latest red-flag ...

Marine Affairs and Fisheries Minister Sakti Wahyu Trenggono delivering the keynote speech at the launch of the Climate and Ocean Adaptation and Sustainable Transition (COAST) program, in cooperation ...

With rain likely to come this weekend, Mayor Karen Bass signed an emergency executive order to help the city prepare its burn areas. Bass’ executive order directs city crews to clear and remove ...

A temporary impasse between the executive and the courts over the Marine and Coastal Areas Act has now seen six more Māori groups granted customary rights by the High Court. The judge in the latest ...

Once validated, the trained model was utilized to extrapolate radon concentration estimates for zip-codes lacking any direct measurements by leveraging the known predictor values in those areas.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Each week, WDFW will assess commercial fishery data to determine whether the smelt run size is sufficient to support recreational harvests. WDFW will announce final approval for fishing dates and ...

It’s one the county will be grappling with for the foreseeable future: How do you balance the need to rapidly rebuild while deterring homes in areas likely to burn again? “The fire crisis in ...