Food and Sustainability

Recreational Dungeness Crab Season Opens In California

November 6, 2016

(AP) - A group of crabbers in Northern California kicked off Dungeness crab season at a cold and foggy Pacific Pier.

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Sonoma Coast Commercial Crab Season Starts

March 26, 2016

(AP) — The commercial crab season has officially opened after being postponed for more than four months because tests showed high levels of domoic acid, a naturally occurring neurotoxin.

Dungeness Crab Health Warning Lifted For More Of California

March 18, 2016

(AP) — Health officials say another swath of California's coast has been cleared for the catching and eating of Dungeness crabs because they no longer show high levels of a marine toxin.

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Fishery Managers Consider Closing Salmon Seasons Off West Coast

March 15, 2016

Regional fishery managers are considering closing or restricting all salmon fishing off the U.S. West Coast.

Crab Fishermen Retrieve Lost Gear

February 22, 2016 | Steve Milne

The commercial Dungeness crab season remains closed in most parts of California because of the deadly toxin found in some of the crab. But some crab fishermen have been busy over the past few months hauling in a different catch: lost crab gear.

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Crab, Salmon Fishermen Describe Dire State Of Their Industry

February 11, 2016 | Amy Quinton

California lawmakers heard testimony about the dire state of the fishing industry on the West Coast.