What Happened to Commercial Crab Season?
Why couldn’t I buy live crabs this Thanksgiving? Whether or not you choose to use your carnassial teeth for their intended purpose, eating Dungeness crabs (Metacarcinus magister) is something of...
Author Archives: James Frank
James Frank is a career naturalist and science educator who grew up romping through the woods, salt marshes, and bays of the East Coast. He came to California ten years ago by way of a nature center he managed on the Chesapeake Bay. Currently he's a naturalist in the East Bay. When he's not working, he's probably fishing or taking his kids outdoors.
What’s That Fish Jumping at the Shallow Bay’s Edge?
Yesterday afternoon I went for a jog along the Bay Trail and saw a bunch of little fish flipping around near the surface right at the edge of the beach. ...
