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Anyone hear through any secret grapevine about whether we will finally have a crabbing season down south this year?
Quote from: KB88 on February 27, 2020, 04:24:42 PMAnyone hear through any secret grapevine about whether we will finally have a crabbing season down south this year?I was told from biologist to look at it as a indefinite closure and don't get your hopes up for any years to come .....Great response right ! Think they would reduce commercial a little considering we are 3% of the impact in there numbers game
Quote from: millerwheeler on February 28, 2020, 09:33:42 AMQuote from: KB88 on February 27, 2020, 04:24:42 PMAnyone hear through any secret grapevine about whether we will finally have a crabbing season down south this year?I was told from biologist to look at it as a indefinite closure and don't get your hopes up for any years to come .....Great response right ! Think they would reduce commercial a little considering we are 3% of the impact in there numbers gameWhere did you get the 3% number? You might want to look into framework and allocation amongst user groups. Commercial has been shut down as long as rec has. There is an environmental change that Dungeness crab specifically have been devastated by. The light traps are picking up near zero of the megalope cohort so the outlook is dismal at best. We could get far more specific as to why its looking like indefinite, but they are all theories at this point. There is considerable effort being put into the "why".
https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Commercial-and-recreational-landings-of-Dungeness-crab-including-both-tribal-and_fig3_235143906
Millerwheeler do you have the name of the biologist you spoke to (pm)? I think it's imperative to disseminate accurate information when given the opportunity. Some of what you were told makes little sense. This is a catastrophic population collapse and wouldn't warrant effort even if allowed. There may be confusion as to the activity you are referencing in regards to target species, I'm not sure but clarity could be valuable.
My understanding is that the tribe/non-tribe split is 50/50 and of our 50%, sport gets way more than commercial. I would guess that isn't even across all areas, but statewide, tribal is the largest followed by recreational followed by commercial.
Quote from: Stein on February 28, 2020, 11:54:15 AMMy understanding is that the tribe/non-tribe split is 50/50 and of our 50%, sport gets way more than commercial. I would guess that isn't even across all areas, but statewide, tribal is the largest followed by recreational followed by commercial.Recreational is more of an impact than commercial ? That's LAUGHABLE think on that really