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California closes big chunk of Dungy crab fishery over humpback whale entanglement concerns

Fishery in northern California remains open, which continues to raise concerns for the nonprofit Oceana about whale entanglement in the area

By Undercurrent News | April 4, 2024 17:48 BST
Some harvested Dungeness crab. Photo courtesy California Department of Fish and Wildlife
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The US state of California will close a large chunk of its Dungeness crab fishery on April 8 over concerns about humpback whales getting entangled in trap ropes.  [...]

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