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Whale populations are recovering, and whales are on the move early this year. That’s led to five humpback whale entanglements in crab gear, prompting the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to close the commercial Dungeness crab season two months early.
Five humpback whales have gotten entangled in crab gear, leading the CDFW to close the fishery.
Commercial crabbing season has been delayed again in portions of California due to worries about endangered humpback whales that share their waters.
The move has sparked backlash from the $88m industry even as incidents of whales getting trapped in fishing gear have increased
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