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The start of the commercial Dungeness crab season in California has been delayed for the seventh year in a row to protect humpback whales from becoming entangled in trap and buoy lines.
Chionoecetes opilio, a species of snow crab, also known as opilio crab or opies, is a predominantly epifaunal crustacean native to shelf depths in the northwest Atlantic Ocean and north Pacific Ocean. It is a well-known commercial species of Chionoecetes, often caught with traps or by trawling.
During the middle of the 2018 opilio season, Mandy has started training under her father to become the Northwestern's relief captain. By the start of the 2018 king crab season, she permanently joined the crew as full-time relief captain and captain-in-training, with Sig grooming her to one day take over the family business.
According to Wednesday’s declaration, Fish and Wildlife will reassess commercial crab fishing limitations on or around Jan. 11 to determine if commercial crab fishing can start in the rest of ...
Biologists blamed the rapid decline of snow crab on a 2018 climate-fueled heatwave. Some fishermen are still reeling as they face a murky future. Alaska's snow crab season is back after pause, but ...
Common names for crabs in this genus include "queen crab" (in Canada) and "spider crab". The generic name Chionoecetes means snow (χιών, chion) inhabitant (οἰκητης, oiketes); [3] opilio means shepherd, and C. opilio is the primary species referred to as snow crab.
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The series follows a fisherman's life on the Bering Sea aboard various crab fishing boats during two of the crab fishing seasons, the October king crab season and the January opilio crab season. The show emphasizes the dangers on deck to the fishermen and camera crews as they duck heavy crab pots swinging into position, maneuver hundreds of ...