Dungeness Crab Season Delayed Again, SF Crabbers Miss Holiday Haul
For decades, fishers have earned a living selling Dungeness crab out of San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf. But many, like Shawn Chen Flading, have struggled over the last five years as the state has consecutively delayed the commercial season. “Every delay is difficult. Right now, I have zero income as a fisherman,” Flading said. The season, which has historically started on Nov. 15, is delayed until at least New Year’s Day to protect migrating humpback whales. Crabbers like Flading hope to catch the tail end of the holidays to recoup what they’ve lost. “It’s something people like to splurge on to create a feast,” Flading said. “But with the delay, we’ve lost all the holiday markets.” Photos, more, >>click to read<< 13:37
Why is it that the only people held to account for our marine environment are the ones who can least afford to?
While these folks, just looking to make the living are tied to the dock to save whales, the foreign wind mill companies are not held responsible and have killed who knows how many whales, dolphins, and God knows what else. All while the enviro whores turn a blind eye to this carnage.
The world has turned upside down, and what was once unconscionable, is now acceptable by those who once screamed the loudest and had influence. That screaming was just a means to an end.
As the old saying goes….money talks and bullshit walks.