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 ...
Marin Independent Journal9d
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 ...
SeafoodSource10d
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 ...
Palo Alto Weekly5d
The $50 million question: Can California’s Dungeness crab fishery coexist with whale conservation efforts?
In total, he has set out 250 crab traps. Every buoy is attached to a thin rope that stretches 200 feet down to a cylindrical, metal-and-wire pot on the ocean floor. Day spent the previous month ...