Tension Grows Among Bay Area Crab Fishermen To Find Whale-Safe Alternative Crabbing Methods

CBS Bay Area

December 20, 2024

Less than a week before Dec. 25th and the local tradition of Christmas crab is again off the holiday menu this year as the Bay Area's commercial crab fishermen eagerly await the go-ahead for the start of yet another delayed season.

State regulators say the prevalence of marine life including humpback whales is too high for crab fishing to begin.

The delays have become a consistent problem for crabbers who traditionally would get the green light to start fishing in mid-November. Since 2018, the protection of whales has caused a delay of the commercial crab season.

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