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More of Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery to Open from Point Arena to Ten Mile; One Area Still Closed

12/24/2016

On Dec. 29, more of the California coastline will open to the commercial Dungeness crab fishery. Some previously closed areas will open at the recommendation of state health agencies, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announced today.
No Surprise: Shark Hotspots Overlap with Commercial Fishing Boat Locations

1/25/2016

new study from an international team of scientists found commercial fishing vessels target shark hotspots, areas where sharks tend to congregate, in the North Atlantic. The researchers suggest that sharks are at risk of being overfished in these oceanic hotspots.