Group to ask US for more Jonah crab protection
date:May 14, 2014
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Landings of Jonah crab have more than quadrupled over the last 20 years, but we still lack a management plan that would monitor the species and create limits to protect it from overfishing, Levin said. We are helping to facilitate an industry-led effort to sustainably manage this resource and safeguard the long-term health of the fishery.

Once a bycatch of the lobster industry, market demand for Jonah crab has shot up in recent years, prompting the call for a more regulated approa
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