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Massachusetts moves to protect horseshoe crabs during spawning

Mar. 19, 2024 20:35 PM EDT

BOSTON (AP) — Wildlife protection advocates are welcoming a decision by the Massachusetts Marine Fisheries Advisory Commission to approve protections for horseshoe crabs during spawning, which is when the creatures are at their most vulnerable. The move comes as interstate...

Fire at Washington seafood facility destroys hundreds of crab pots before season opener

Jan. 23, 2024 21:14 PM EST

ILWACO, Wash. (AP) — A fire at a port building along the coast in Washington state destroyed more than 1,000 crab pots just ahead of the state's commercial Dungeness crab season, which opens Feb. 1. The blaze began around noon on Monday at the Port of Ilwaco, which is near the...