Half Moon Bay Review/Carina Woudenberg, 2/17/16. "Crab deemed safe. Recreational season opens, commercial may follow."
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| Crab Season always makes Andy Pappas happy |
Last
week’s development excites sportfishermen who have had to hold back on
dropping their pots since November, when the season was originally due
to open, and frustrates commercial fishermen who have been holding out
for a statewide opening.
“They
feel like it’s not going to build confidence with the public,” said
Half Moon Bay commercial crab fisherman Jim Anderson, speaking on behalf
of his fellow fishermen."
Related article. San Francisco Chronicle/SF Gate/Kevin Fagan and Jenna Lyons, 1/17/16, "California's commercial Dungeness crab season to stay closed." ".... State officials decided Wednesday to keep the commercial Dungeness
season shuttered until more of the coast is clear of a deadly neurotoxin
that stubbornly continues to be found in some of the spindly sea
creatures.The late afternoon announcement by the California Department
of Fish and Wildlife dealt a crippling blow to the commercial Dungeness
crab industry, which has been locked out of fishing... since the season’s planned opening date in mid-November was
canceled by poison fears."
Note photograph from McKenzie News Service/Event Press release distribution, "Top ten adventures in Pacifica - San Francisco's robust beachfront destination." "5. Crabbing: Pacifica Pier
is the only place in the Bay Area where the public can crab for free. During the
winter, Dungeness crab, which are not available elsewhere in the Bay Area, are
abundant off the pier; in the spring, catch perch at Linda Mar Bay; in the fall,
go rock fishing off Pedro Point."
Posted by Kathy Meeh
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