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Racing for Crabs: Difficult Management Options in California's Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery

Creator:

Dewees, Christopher M., Sortais, Kristen, Krachey, Matthew J., Hackett, Steven C., and Hankin, David G.

Abstract:

Dungeness crab (Cancer magister) supports a valuable commercial fishery along the Pacific coast of North America. In recent decades the fishery has intensified significantly, with most crab landed during the first six weeks of the seven-month season. Management approaches to slow this intensifying and dangerous race have been elusive. This...

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Research Paper

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Christopher M. Dewees, University of California, Davis and California Sea Grant Program, cmdewees@ucdavis.edu