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Fishing Crews Head To Sea As Delayed Dungeness Crab Season Opens

"We started rigging the gear in October. We're really excited to see what's in these crab pots," Tin said.

(CBS San Francisco)

January 19, 2024

SAN FRANCISCO -- Thursday was the day local crab fisherman had been waiting for after months of delays because of whale entanglement restrictions.

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Jonathan Tin is a deckhand aboard the commercial fishing boat Pale Horse and he was ready to get to work to bring home the paycheck he hasn't seen in months.

"We started rigging the gear in October. We're really excited to see what's in these crab pots," Tin said.

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