California Crab Season Delayed to Nov. 23 to Protect Whales From Entanglement.

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife today announced a delay of the Nov. 15 opening of commercial Dungeness crab season to reduce the risk of whale entanglements. This preliminary decision to delay the opening to Nov. 23 was based on data indicating the prevalence of whales off California presents an elevated entanglement risk.

https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/california-crab-season-delayed-nov-23-protect-whales-entanglement-2019-11-01/

Posted on November 2, 2019 11:29 PM by biohexx1