Researchers use light traps to illuminate Dungeness crab decline
A recent crash in population prompted a multi-partnership study to analyze crab abundance patterns in the Pacific Northwest.
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We tried Dungeness crab all over the Bay Area. Here’s where to go
Order the Dungeness crab roll ($32) at lunch, an unconventional take on the seafood shack classic featuring pickled celery ...
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Crabbing season keeps getting shorter due to climate change and the overlap between fisheries and whale feeding grounds
Dungeness crab is a California classic. Since these crustaceans first took off commercially in San Francisco around 1848, California crabbers have been dropping their traps and hauling them in. The ...
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The $50 million question: Can California’s Dungeness crab fishery coexist with whale conservation efforts?
One minute to go until the start of Dungeness crab season. In the pitch black sea, Day’s radiant orange buoys bob with the promise of a payday. In total, he has set out 250 crab traps.
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Researchers use light traps to illuminate Dungeness crab decline
SEATTLE — Researchers are waging a quiet battle in the Pacific Northwest to protect one of the region’s most iconic species — the Dungeness crab. Using light traps, scientists at the MaST ...