Oregon Adopts Electronic Monitoring Rule for Commercial Dungeness Crab Fleet
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Oregon’s Fish and Wildlife Commission has approved new rules for the commercial Dungeness crab fishery, including mandatory electronic vessel monitoring starting Feb. 1, 2027, as the state steps up efforts to reduce whale entanglement risk.
Under the rule, commercial crab vessels must install devices that transmit location and other data at set intervals. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) said the system will improve near-real-time tracking of fishing activity, help identify overlap with whales and support enforcement of season openings, area closures...
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