Oregon extends crab fishing restrictions to protect whales from getting caught in trap ropes

Oregon has extended rules restricting the state's lucrative Dungeness crab fishery in order to protect humpback whales from becoming entangled in ropes attached to crab traps, the state's fish and wildlife department has announced. Humpbacks, which migrate off Oregon’s coast, and other whales can…#oregon #humpbacks #pacificnorthwests #wildlifecommission #wildlife #whale #westcoast #pacificnorthwest #useastcoast

Source: Reuters: Health - August 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news