NPR

This fishing gear can help save whales. What will it take for fishermen to use it?

Fishing boats would normally still be unloading Dungeness crabs at San Francisco's fisherman's wharf in May. This year, the docks were quiet, except for one berth. "We're the only boat right now," ...
NPR

'Pop-up' fishing gear could help prevent whales from getting injured

Crab and lobster fishing seasons are increasingly closing over concerns about whales. They can get entangled in the long ropes on fishing gear. Now, a new solution could help — pop up fishing gear. A ...
KSBW The Central Coast

New pop-up fishing gear trial offers hope for California crab fishermen

TO STILL GO OUT AND TURN A PROFIT DURING WHALE MIGRATION SEASON... WHILE KEEPING OUR MARINE LIFE SAFE... NORMAL CRAB TRAPS SIT ON THE SEA FLOOR WITH A LINE TRAVELING UP TO A BUOY AT THE SURFACE ...
KSBW The Central Coast

Whale-safe pop-up gear could bring crab back to Monterey Bay markets

CAUGHT CRAB - FROM MONTEREY BAY - COULD BE BACK ON YOUR PLATE. ## POP-UP FISHING GEAR... IS ONE STEP CLOSER TO BECOMING AVAILABLE TO LOCAL CRAB FISHERMAN... <GEOFF FILE 1406, 00:02:20:23 THIS IS A WAY ...