California’s long-awaited Dungeness crab season will get under way as the new year begins.
Crab fishers can drop their gear on Jan. 2 and start pulling up the first crab pots on Sunday, Jan. 5, the Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Friday afternoon.
The decision comes after a series of delays since November meant to protect whales from getting tangled in fishing lines, and it comes with a key restriction: Fleets will have to operate under a 50 percent trap reduction.
The director of the CDFW, Charlton H. Bonham, explained the thinking behind his decision in a statement.
“Making the decision on when to open the Dungeness crab fishery is never an easy one. It requires careful consideration of the need to protect endangered species while sustaining the livelihood of California’s fishing communities,” he said. “My action today strikes a balance between the needs of the fishery and the needs of California’s marine species.”
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