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Ropeless gear put to test by California Dungy crab harvesters

'If we can get some of that [crab fishing] access back in the spring with the pop-up gear, we may survive. I don't see us surviving without it' -- crab harvester Brand Little

By Undercurrent News | May 28, 2024 14:42 BST
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More than two dozen Dungeness crab fishing crews in California are participating in an experiment to determine whether ropeless gear could be an option to avoid whale entanglements and early season closures, reports ABC News 7 [...]

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