Proposed rule changes for commercial Dungeness crab fishing in California are being criticized by both fishermen and environmental activists, with captains saying the plan overreacts to the hazard of whale and sea turtle entanglements in gear.
On the other side, the Center for Biological Diversity – whose 2017 lawsuit against the state Department of Fish and Wildlife pressured the agency to make changes – says the changes don’t go far enough and should mandate a conversion to so-called ropeless gear…