Get Those California Dungeness Crabs Now, Before the Whales Arrive
Welcome to spring, when the winds start to change, the rain lessens and the whales start to move north into California waters.
That also means a greater risk for whale entanglements in Dungeness crab gear.
But for now, crabbers can still go fishing, according to an assessment last week by California Department of Fish and Wildlife Director Charlton H. Bonham. Bonham determined the fishery can continue with a 50 percent gear reduction in fishing zones 3-6 (Mendocino/Sonoma county line south to the border ...
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