US EditionNew gear could keep California crab fishermen on the water longer, and whales safer
- California crabbers are testing pop-up gear to prevent whale entanglements, starting with a 2023 pilot program.
- Whale entanglements spiked a decade ago during a marine heat wave, altering whale feeding patterns.
- Vertical fishing lines between crab pots and surface buoys trapped whales, prompting fishing season restrictions.
- In 2015, over four dozen whales were entangled, compared to an average of 10; Brand Little stated closures have lasted six years.
- The new gear helps fishermen stay on the water longer and could be broadly used if deemed efficient and cost-effective.
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New rules designed to give lobster boats a break, helping whales while reducing closures
Prince Edward Island lobster fishers are hoping new rules from the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans will mean fewer harvesting days lost to closures when endangered right whales come into Island waters.
New approach to reduce the chance of whale strikes in yachts
How likely – really – is your yacht to collide with a whale? We report on a new approach to reduce the chance of whale strikes, plus what sailors can do“When a 45-tonnes Sperm Whale is on starboard tack, it has right of way. It also has right of way when it’s on port tack!” the legendary French ocean sailor Olivier de Kersauson once said. Few would argue with him, and no yacht is a match for a whale. Thanks to the vulnerability of rudders, keels…
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