KPIX CBS July 3, 2024
Another abridged crab season along the california coast. The department of fish and wildlife says effective april 8th fisheries using vertical line gear in the water south of the sonomamendocino county line will have to call it quits for the season. The reason . Entanglement risks for whales coming to the coast to feed. Its one of these in expected changes Climate Change has thrown at us. Reporter dr. Jeff schefter is a senior scientist. Due to Climate Change and the warming of the ocean, its been pushing the whales closer to shore thats resulting in a greater overlap with where the fishing ge...