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Dungeness crab season set to open on Friday

 

 
Despite fears that the season opener for Dungeness crab could be further delayed, commercial fishermen will be able to set their gear Tuesday in parts of Oregon and Washington state, fishery managers announced. Fishermen will be able to start pulling their gear on Friday.
 
The valuable commercial fishery traditionally starts on Dec. 1, but was delayed after tests showed crab had not filled out enough. In Oregon, from Cape Arago south to Gold Beach, crab are still below the state’s meat quality criteria and these areas will remain closed.
 
According to recent testing in Oregon and Washington state, crab in the areas that will open are just over the threshold.
 
 
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Droves of Wild Elk Are Chasing Down Minivans and Harassing Residents on the Oregon Coast (Willamette Week)

For years, the Oregon coastal county has been under siege as hundreds of the hungry animals wander into small towns like Astoria, Gearhart and Warrenton, High Country News reports.

One Gearhart resident, Pauline Como, tells High Country she was recently attacked in her minivan by an elk who charged at her vehicle and gnawed at the door, "leaving bovine-sized teeth marks."

Others say the massive herds are prone to shut down highways, trample pets, graze on gardens and do tens of thousands of dollars worth of damage to area golf courses.

read more at https://www.wweek.com/news/2018/12/12/droves-of-wild-elk-are-chasing-dow...

(editorial note: so much jerky so little time.. there is a clear solution to this so called problem :)

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Crab season delayed again in Oregon - Daily Astorian

(Capt. Tyler of F/V Ocean Harvest)

Oregon’s Dungeness crab fishery will not open until at least Dec. 31 after testing by state fishery managers revealed crabs are still too low in meat yield in some areas of the coast.

The valuable commercial fishery traditionally opens on Dec. 1. In November, fishery managers announced the season would be delayed until mid-December because crabs were not plump enough.

The most recent delay is not a big surprise, said Tim Novotny, the spokesman for the Oregon Dungeness Crab Commission, which advocates for the industry.

see http://www.dailyastorian.com/Local_News/20181207/crab-season-delayed-aga...

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