New crabbing regulations summary - Commercial Dungeness crab season delayed

What's up NCKA. It's been awhile since i have wrote an extensive informative article, however  There has been a lot of changes regarding the opening of the Dungeness crab season and new regulations that have been adopted by DFGW.

I have been asked about what is going and how people can stay on top of the issue.
I wrote an extensive article, I hope clearly, that can explain all the changes and why they are happening, backed with links, memorandums and data if you wish to review all the documents. I hope this helps you guys stay on top of the changing regulations and reasoning behind the decisions.



Introduction

For the third straight year, if you are looking for thanksgiving Dungeness crab for holidays, you may need to wait a little longer and pay more this year. The Dungeness crab, a local Bay Area delicacy, and iconic fishery is a once again in jeopardy of being delayed for fear of impacts to marine life from whales to leatherback turtles that get entangled by the crab traps used by fisherman –Commercial and Recreational.

Commercial Dungeness crab are caught with large metal traps that are placed on the sandy ocean floors where the crabs live. These traps are tied to buoys and rope that mark their location so fisherman are able to retrieve them later.

The impact of sea life becoming entangled from crabbing gear has become significant enough to warrant changes to current fishing regulations. The following summary report from NOAA and scientific data gathered from the agency has sparked the current regulations changes and those changes are having a direct impact on the fishery.

Full article here:
https://thelostanchovy.com/commercial-dungeness-crab-season-delayed-and-new-regulations-imposed/

Thanks Keith.  Gonna go one on one wit some dungees…first player to 10 wins…