Oregon fishery managers are changing how the state’s lucrative Dungeness crab fishery will be managed to avoid tangling whales in commercial fishing gear.
Though the changes happening this season are relatively minor for commercial fishermen, difficult discussions are on the horizon.
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Workers from Bell Buoy Crab Co. offload at the Port of Chinook. Gear from Washington state boats has been found tangled around whales.
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Amos Johnson ties crab pots down to a trailer before they are taken to a fishing vessel at the start of crab season at the Warrenton Marina.
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