Astoria-area crabbers question ODFW staff on status of “incidental take” permit application with NOAA

An industry meeting in Astoria last week hosted by ODFW staff was intended to brief commercial crabbers and gather comments ahead of a meeting in August where Oregon Fish and Wildlife commissioners are expected to consider new regulations to protect humpback whales. But the main question on crabbers’ minds was a federal incidental take permit and how many whales NOAA Fisheries might allow the fishery to impact. The post Astoria-area crabbers question ODFW staff on status of “incidental take” permit application with NOAA appeared first on Lincoln Chronicle.