Crab update...

I still am not clear on why the mussel restrictions have been lifted with this going on, maybe someone can explain to an idiot again.
thanks
jim

They do not care about peoples who eat mussels.

I still am not clear on why the mussel restrictions have been lifted with this going on, maybe someone can explain to an idiot again.
thanks
jim

Two different toxins - http://www.cdph.ca.gov/HealthInfo/environhealth/water/Documents/Shellfish/Natural_Marine_Toxins.pdf

I still am not clear on why the mussel restrictions have been lifted with this going on, maybe someone can explain to an idiot again.
thanks
jim

Two different toxins - http://www.cdph.ca.gov/HealthInfo/environhealth/water/Documents/Shellfish/Natural_Marine_Toxins.pdf

Thanks! 

So if cabs eat crabs and i eat cabs am I gunna be ok?

So if cabs eat crabs and i eat cabs am I gunna be ok?

Just donate the Cabs to the potluck 

So if cabs eat crabs and i eat cabs am I gunna be ok?

That would be a good question for F&W's 'Dear Abby' lady.

So if cabs eat crabs and i eat cabs am I gunna be ok?

That would be a good question for F&W's 'Dear Abby' lady.

Answering biology questions would be a refreshing change.

So nearly as I can tell in 5 minutes of googling, domoic acid does bioaccumulate and biomagnify in predators.  Some shellfish retain harmful levels of domoic acid for far longer than others, principally razor clams.  Crabs tend to have their domoic acid levels drop relatively quickly. 

Domoic acid biomagnifies in predators.  It is water soluble, and is excreted through the kidneys fairly quickly in most predator fish, unlike say mercury.  The phytoplankton eating fishes such as anchovies, jacksmelt, sardines, etc. can get very high levels of domoic acid during a red tide.

I found nothing specific about cabezon or any other sculpins.

All this is to say that Annie asks a really good question and I'm no closer to answering it than I was 5 minutes ago.

Well...shit. 

A delay, depending on how long it lasts of course, could be a good thing. I should give the crabs a chance to fill out a little better. Early season crabs sometimes are pretty light.

Just trying to find an upside.

thank you for the link and info, I have a combo booked out of Bodega on the 13th

That's where I'm supposed to be going on the 22nd. LOL

So if cabs eat crabs and i eat cabs am I gunna be ok?

You might get crabs from cabs, especially in the city....

Domoic acid bioaccumulation occurs up the food chain. So probably not the best idea to eat fish caught during these harmful algal blooms.

http://montereybay.noaa.gov/new/2015/hab.html

Do we know when the crab season will open? How did the meeting go?

Do we know when the crab season will open? How did the meeting go?

It will open when the crabs test clean.