Dungeness Crab Season Could be Delayed Again this Year – The push for pop-up gear systems
This year, according to NMFS data, there have been 16 confirmed whale entanglements along the West Coast through Sept. 30. That includes 10 humpback whales, four gray whales, one fin whale and a minke whale; 11 other reports could not be verified. The vast majority of these reports came from waters along California. The California Dungeness Crab Fishing Gear Working Group, known informally as the Whale Working Group, was created in September 2015 and is made up of industry players, government officials and environmentalists looking for solutions. >click to read< 09:53
Long lining Crab pots is the only thing to consider….. The push for pop-up gear is rediculous…. Follow the money, my guess is the Judge owns stock in the Company
That makes too much sense, Bran, and the ropeless notion is another form of consolidation and economic elimination. like catch shares. I read some names in there, and this is the enviro activists time with a “woke” administration. Kinda like another form of cancel culture! Big discrepancies with NOAA science on whale issues back East!