Researchers use light traps to illuminate Dungeness crab decline
A recent crash in population prompted a multi-partnership study to analyze crab abundance patterns in the Pacific Northwest.
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Dungeness crab and red abalone among most climate-threatened species in California's coastal waters
Dungeness crab, Pacific herring ... Sensitivity based on species-specific biological traits like reproductive rate, habitat range, and susceptibility to ocean acidification.
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The $50 million question: Can California’s Dungeness crab fishery coexist with whale conservation efforts?
One minute to go until the start of Dungeness crab season. In the pitch black sea, Day’s radiant orange buoys bob with the promise of a payday. In total, he has set out 250 crab traps.
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Rule changes proposed for commercial Dungeness crab fishery
Skagit Valley Herald, Mount Vernon, Wash. The state Department of Fish and Wildlife is proposing rule changes to the commercial Dungeness crab fishery to address marine life entanglements ...
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SAVING THE LEATHERBACK SEA TURTLE
After our 2017 lawsuit, California agreed in 2019 to evaluate the risk of leatherback entanglement when deciding whether to open and close its Dungeness crab fishery ... we filed a petition to obtain ...