Will New Yr’s revelers get to ring in 2025 with recent California Dungeness crab?
It’s not trying probably.
The California Division of Fish and Wildlife on Friday ordered one other delay within the business Dungeness crab fishing season — the third thus far this yr.
After an evaluation this week, officers decided that the danger of migrating whales changing into entangled in crab fishing gear stays excessive for a lot of the coastal waters from the Mendocino County line south to the Mexican border, director Charlton H. Bonham introduced.
The postponement permits extra time for the whales’ protected passage to their winter breeding grounds.
CDFW officers have scheduled one other evaluation for the week of Dec. 15, which — if sufficient whales have moved south — might give crabbers sufficient time to set traps for a Dec. 31 season opener.
This can be a growing story. Come again for updates.
