New gear could keep crab fishermen on water longer, and whales safe

New gear could keep crab fishermen on water longer, and whales safe

After years of a shortened crab fishing season aimed at preventing whale entanglements off the West Coast, California crabbers are experimenting with a new fishing method that allows them to stay on the water longer while keeping the marine mammals…

NOAA drops Dungy crab, spot prawn fisheries from West Coast 'take reduction team' to protect whales

'We realized we needed some more science on the crab and the spot prawn pot fisheries relative to unobserved mortality' -- Jennifer Quan, NOAA Fisheries