US EditionNew gear could keep California crab fishermen on the water longer, and whales safer
- California crabbers are testing pop-up gear to prevent whale entanglements, starting with a 2023 pilot program.
- Whale entanglements spiked a decade ago during a marine heat wave, altering whale feeding patterns.
- Vertical fishing lines between crab pots and surface buoys trapped whales, prompting fishing season restrictions.
- In 2015, over four dozen whales were entangled, compared to an average of 10; Brand Little stated closures have lasted six years.
- The new gear helps fishermen stay on the water longer and could be broadly used if deemed efficient and cost-effective.
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