Letters to the Editor: You know who welcomes a shorter Dungeness crab season? The crabs
It's tragic when whales get tangled in crab fishing gear. But we should worry for the crabs being caught, cooked and eaten.
California loves Dungeness crab. But concerns over whale safety put industry in peril
California's Dungeness crab industry is under increasing regulation because of concerns over whales getting entangled in ...
Rule changes proposed for commercial Dungeness crab fishery
The state Department of Fish and Wildlife is proposing rule changes to the commercial Dungeness crab fishery to address marine life entanglements, improve monitoring, and clarify current rules. Fish ...
Dungeness crab and red abalone among most climate-threatened species in California's coastal waters
Dungeness crab, Pacific herring, and red abalone are among the marine species most vulnerable to the changing climate's ...
SeafoodSource3d
State of Washington proposes changes to Dungeness crab fishery to reduce whale entanglement risk
Fishery regulators in the U.S. state of Washington are considering changing the rules for its commercial Dungeness crab ...
AOL5d
California loves Dungeness crab. But concerns over whale safety have put the industry in peril
The Dungeness crab season had opened just ... California's waters to and from tropical breeding grounds get entangled in commercial crab fishing gear, encounters that often end in mutilation ...
Marin Independent Journal2d
California crabbers face mounting perils to livelihoods
Regulations, whale safety concerns and fickle prey are putting more pressure on the industry. “We’re working very hard to ...
Palo Alto Weekly3d
The $50 million question: Can California’s Dungeness crab fishery coexist with whale conservation efforts?
The Dungeness crab fleet has been cut in half since 1980, and with other fisheries facing their own challenges, the overall California commercial fishing fleet shrank by 80% in the same period.