Recent Spike in West Coast Whale Entanglements Prompts Dungeness Industry to Re-Examine Prevention
SEAFOOD.COM NEWS [Seafood News] by Susan Chambers - October3, 2016
An increasing number of whale entanglements, particularly in California, has prompted a re-examination of preventive measures in the Dungeness crab fishery on the West Coast.
Dan Lawson, a biologist with the National Marine Fisheries Service's Protected Resources Division of the West Coast Region, held three informal meetings recently with Oregon and Washington seafood industry members to identify problems and brainstorm ways to minimize the impacts to marine mammals...
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