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California Dungeness crab, ... the state’s Department of Fish and Wildlife has delayed the start of the commercial crab fishing season through most of ... Moving the starting date from the usual ...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — 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 ...
Similarly, snow crabs likely will have an adverse effect on the native species of the Barents Sea. [6] Snow crabs are found in the ocean's shelf and upper slope, on sandy and muddy bottoms. [3] They are found at depths from 13 to 2,187 m (43 to 7,175 ft), but average is about 110 m (360 ft). [7]
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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.
Dec. 6—Oregon's commercial Dungeness crab fishery opens Dec. 16 from Cape Foulweather, just south of Depoe Bay, to the California border, according to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife ...
The California rock crab fishery is made up of three species - the yellow rock crab (C. anthonyi), the brown rock crab (R. antennarium), and the red rock crab (C. productus). Rock crab landings for 1999 were 790,000 pounds and have averaged 1.2 million pounds per year from 1991-1999.
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