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Lowcountry blue crabbers tossing the pot over new SCDNR laws
SULLIVAN’S ISLAND, S.C. (WCSC) - A new set of substantial laws working against the overexploitation of blue crab fisheries may leave some young crabbers in a pinch. Gavin Parker is a young crab ...
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Watermen object to cost of effort to save terrapins from crab pots
A proposal to keep diamondback terrapins from drowning when trapped in Chesapeake Bay crab pots is sparking angry objections ...
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Virginia Upholds Ban on Winter Blue Crab Harvest
At their next meeting in October, the VMRC may consider modifications to the existing crab pot season ... the harmful impact of winter dredging on blue crab populations. The winter dredge fishery ...
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Crab pot limit aims to ease whale entanglements
Starting May 1, a reduced pot limit and 14-day landing requirement will be in effect for the Washington coastal Dungeness ...
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Meetings will detail possible changes to the Blue Crab Fishery Management Plan
Overall, there have been declining trends in the blue crab stock, and N.C. Marine Fisheries officials said steps they’ve taken to reverse that are not working as intended and are not meeting ...