Post by Admin on Nov 9, 2022 2:02:16 GMT
Dungeness Crabs off the Pacific Northwest Coast
By Sarah Marquis
Dungeness crab is an iconic and valuable fishery resource that is culturally and economically important to West Coast communities. Off the coast of Oregon and Washington, tribal, commercial, and recreational fishers pull up crab pots, expecting a haul of Dungeness crabs. Too often lately, what they find are pots filled with dead crabs, suffocated from a lack of oxygen near the seafloor.
By Sarah Marquis
Dungeness crab is an iconic and valuable fishery resource that is culturally and economically important to West Coast communities. Off the coast of Oregon and Washington, tribal, commercial, and recreational fishers pull up crab pots, expecting a haul of Dungeness crabs. Too often lately, what they find are pots filled with dead crabs, suffocated from a lack of oxygen near the seafloor.