USCG Urges Crabbers to Take Safety Precautions Ahead of Dungeness Season
Dungeness crab season is just around the corner in most of Oregon -- if fishermen and buyers can reach price agreements -- and the U.S. Coast Guard is hoping crabbers take time to do some vessel safety pre-checks.
In the past, the start of Dungeness season is historically followed by a spike in search and rescue cases involving commercial fishing vessels, according to the USCG.
Most major marine casualties involving the loss of life or loss of a vessel occurs during...
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