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Oregon to test ropeless crabbing gear to prevent whale entanglements
Oregon to test ropeless crabbing gear to prevent whale entanglements
Oregon to test ropeless crabbing gear to prevent whale entanglements

Published on: 08/17/2026

This news was posted by Oregon Today News

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Traditional crab pots are stacked at the Port of Newport await Dungeness crab season in 2024. Oregon fishermen will now be allowed to test ropeless gear that would be less likely to entangle whales.

Oregon fishermen will begin testing ropeless crabbing technology next spring in an effort to save whales from often-fatal entanglements.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/environment/2026/08/oregon-to-test-ropeless-crabbing-gear-to-prevent-whale-entanglements.html

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