The Roundup
Nov 14, 2007
"With oil from a crashed cargo ship still lapping the shores of San Francisco Bay, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger
ordered a delay Tuesday in the opening of crab season and halted all fishing in the area for two weeks," reports Eric Bailey in the Times.
"The governor's executive order bows to the wishes of commercial fishermen, who asked for the delay to avoid public health concerns about the catch, in particular the harvest of Dungeness crab, off California's north coast.
"Originally slated to open Thursday, the commercial crabbing season will be delayed until at least Dec. 1.
"'We're pleased,' said
Zeke Grader of the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Assns. 'We want to give consumers that assurance that we're not going to have anything contaminated on the market.'"
