MENDOCINO Co, CA, 11/22/22 — A temporary restriction on recreational crab traps will be lifted for much of Mendocino County starting Nov. 28, after monitoring by California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) found just three humpback whales in the area earlier this month.
Designed to prevent whale entanglement, the crab trap restriction is being lifted for the northernmost parts of California’s coastline, Zones 1 and 2. It will remain in effect for all other zones until mid-December — including Zone 3, which begins south of Point Arena. Thirty-nine humpback whales were seen in Zone 3 in aerial surveys by CDFW on Nov. 9.
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