California's commercial Dungeness crab season delayed

[capoisok]

delay will be at least until dec 1st

too many whales off the northern coast

sportfishing at this time is still a go


a reassessment will be made in the middle of nov

[Theos]

Yep, saw that on the Nor Cal news last night.

[capoisok]

tough year for nocal commercial fishing
some crabber's are moving north to try fishing in southern alaska as warmer water has increased the biomass there
and with the crab season on hold their holiday market will evaporate

tuna guys are still doing ok pretty good year for the eastern pacific fleet

[capoisok]

limits all the way around for the opening of the recreational northern calif crab season
larger sized 2-3lb average

commercial guys are really singing the blues

small schools of big blue fin all along the coast from monterey to arcata

[capoisok]

decision today from sacto

no commercial crabbing until next year
still a abondance of marine mammals

death knoll for the entire commercial industry

first no salmon and then the final stabbing with a lost crab season

loojs like california's loss is alaska's gain