Bay Nature: As Whale Populations Grow, Dungeness Crabbers Foresee Their Own Demise
- Species conservation
- Entanglement
Traffic at sea: Humpback whales are inhabiting waters off California in steadily rising numbers, and the Dungeness crab fishery must make room.
Published in Bay Nature: March 22, 2023
For seven hours, we stare at a gray, choppy ocean. An occasional pelagic bird soars overhead, but more than anything else there is just ocean. What the 20 passengers aboard the Amigo want to see are the humpback whales—acrobats of the sea longer than a school bus and as heavy as five or six elephants—that hang out along California’s coast from spring to fall feeding on krill and anchovy.
Weepy fog keeps us shivering. A few crumple into seasick heaps. But as the boat heads back to San Francisco, luck changes.
Yes, I want to save a life!
Yes, I want to save a life!
You’ll be giving sick and injured animals the best possible care at the Center’s state-of-the-art hospital. With your gift today, you are giving a patient a second chance at life in the wild.
See Our Latest News
{"image":"\/Animals\/Patients\/Hawaiian monk seals\/2023\/cropped-images\/hms-rh38-care-c-the-marine-mammal-center-noaa-permit -24359-61-101-1270-1000-1689204921.jpg","alt":"hawaiian monk RH38 seal in a pen","title":"Endangered Hawaiian Monk Seal RH38 Receiving Life-Saving Care at The Marine Mammal Center","link_url":"https:\/\/www.marinemammalcenter.org\/news\/hawaiian-monk-seal-rh38-receiving-lifesaving-care","label":"Press Release","date":"2023-07-12 04:55:00"}
Endangered Hawaiian Monk Seal RH38 Receiving Life-Saving Care at The Marine Mammal Center
July 12, 2023
Read More{"image":"\/Places\/PIER 39\/cropped-images\/pier-39-k-dock-sea-lions-sunrise-shutterstock-0-9-2628-2053-1687994835.jpg","alt":"PIER 39 K-Dock at sunrise filled with sea lions","title":"The Marine Mammal Center Partners with PIER 39 to Open Sea Lion Pop-up Exhibit Space, Provide Public Programming at K-Dock","link_url":"https:\/\/www.marinemammalcenter.org\/news\/sea-lion-pop-up-exhibit-space-at-k-dock","label":"Press Release","date":"2023-06-29 02:00:00"}
The Marine Mammal Center Partners with PIER 39 to Open Sea Lion Pop-up Exhibit Space, Provide Public Programming at K-Dock
June 29, 2023
Read More{"image":"\/Animals\/Patients\/Harbor seals\/2016\/cropped-images\/hs-heyerdahl-pre-rescue-photo-c-rob-cala-608-6-4908-3833-1604444850.jpg","alt":"harbor seal pup on a sandy beach","title":"San Francisco Bay Area a Hot Spot for Marine Mammal Harassment, Experts Say","link_url":"https:\/\/www.marinemammalcenter.org\/news\/san-francisco-bay-area-a-hot-spot-for-marine-mammal-harassment-experts-say","label":"Press Release","date":"2023-06-05 02:00:00"}
San Francisco Bay Area a Hot Spot for Marine Mammal Harassment, Experts Say
June 5, 2023
Read More{"image":"\/Animals\/Wild\/Other species\/cropped-images\/two-seals-playing-shutterstock-250-0-3211-2510-1602631793.jpg","alt":"two seals playing on a beach","title":"Top Eco Friendly Father\u2019s Day Gifts that Give Back","link_url":"https:\/\/www.marinemammalcenter.org\/news\/eco-friendly-fathers-day-gifts-that-give-back","label":"News Update","date":"2023-05-17 02:00:00"}
entanglement
Kathi George
Humpback Whale