Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
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Marine Resources Commission
 
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Marine Resources Commission
 
chapter
Pertaining to Blue Crab Fishery [4 VAC 20 ‑ 270]
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3/14/25  7:56 pm
Commenter: Douglas Gallagher

Turtle and crab excluder
 

I am against this. It will cost waterman more money. 90 percent of crabs will not want to crawl over the bottom of the turtle excluder . Therefore they will claim there is a decline in crabs .And make even more cuts to finish putting the crabbers out of business! . Not to mention they will fall out of the funnel and be lost . And the river bottom will be full of them for other creatures to get stuck in .  We need to focus on catching crab something that feeds American people. And don’t worry about the turtle.   I guess whoever invented these things is pushing this to line there pockets with sales.  I bet there not a crabber !!  Thanks that’s all folks. 

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