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Dungeness Crab Fishery Closing Due to Whale Entanglements
The commercial Dungeness crab fishery off all of California’s coast will be closed this month because humpback whales have been entangled in fishing gear.
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Dungeness Crab Season Off Most of California's Coast to End Early
Commercial Dungeness crab fishing off most of California’s coast will end early after two humpback whales were recently entangled in crab-fishing gear
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California Officially Opens Up Commercial Fishing
It’s officially crab season! Starting at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, California formally opened its commercial Dungeness Crab season, which had been delayed almost a month by concerns for migrating whales. Robert Handa reports.
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Crab for New Year's: California Opens Up Commercial Fishing
The long-delayed commercial crab fishing season in coastal areas near San Francisco launched Wednesday.
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Is Dungeness Crab Still a Thanksgiving Staple?
For more than a century, local Dungeness crab has been a staple on Thanksgiving across the Bay Area. But in the last few years, new regulations aimed at protecting whales have kept local crab fishermen out of the water. Joe Rosato Jr. shows why Dungeness crab at Thanksgiving might not be a thing anymore.
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Commercial Dungeness Crab Season Delayed Along Bay Area Coastal Waters
Crab lovers may not be enjoying their favorite dish on Thanksgiving Day.
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Commercial Dungeness Crab Season Delayed Along Bay Area Coastal Waters
State Fish and Wildlife officials have delayed the Bay Area’s commercial Dungeness crab season to protect migrating humpback whales and leatherback sea turtles in the coastal waters, the department announced Monday.
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Crab Traps May Be Banned as Dungeness Crab Season Approaches
Recreational Dungeness crab season opens Nov. 6 and, in response to new regulations by the Fish and Game Commission, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife may prohibit crab traps in an effort to prevent marine life entanglement.
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After Some Delay, California to Open Dungeness Crab Season
California’s fish and wildlife managers announced that the commercial Dungeness crab finishing season will open Dec. 23.
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Commercial Dungeness Season Delayed Until Mid-December
Commercial Dungeness crab season has been delayed until at least mid-December due to various factors including whale presence and low-quality crab meat.
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California Dungeness Crab Season Delayed to Protect Whales
California wildlife regulators have postponed the start of the commercial Dungeness crab season to protect whales and sea turtles from becoming entangled in fishing gear
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State to Shut Down Sonoma County Dungeness Crab Fishery Over a Month Early
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife on Wednesday said the commercial Dungeness crab fishery south of the Sonoma/Mendocino county line will be closed after May 15 to protect whales and sea turtles from entanglement with fishing gear.