Alaska Public Media16h
As Alaska’s crab industry struggles, herring fishermen are losing their market
Captain Dan Veerhusen and Jan, his wife, run the Taurus, one of the few remaining boats that still fish herring in the Bering ...
Los Angeles Times1mon
Letters to the Editor: You know who welcomes a shorter Dungeness crab season? The crabs
To the editor: Entanglement in crab fishing gear is one of the biggest threats to whales — highly intelligent, complex, majestic animals. (“New fishing gear means California can have its crab ...
Research reveals role of spartina marsh in horseshoe crab reproduction
When water temperatures rise to 60 degrees and level off after the last cold snaps of winter, the coastline welcomes ...
Palo Alto Weekly5d
The $50 million question: Can California’s Dungeness crab fishery coexist with whale conservation efforts?
The Dungeness crab fleet has been cut in half since 1980, and with other fisheries facing their own challenges, the overall California commercial fishing fleet shrank by 80% in the same period.
Seattle Times27d
California loves Dungeness crab. But concerns over whale safety have put the industry in peril
He pays them 17% off the top after every trip, no matter how much, or little, crab is brought in. He’ll make a batch of pizza bread before fishing trips and keeps the boat stocked with snacks.