U.S. Set to Halt Va. Fishing of Crab
The federal government intends to shut down Virginia’s horseshoe crab fishing industry because the state has refused to comply with limits on crab harvests.
U.S. Commerce Secretary Norman Y. Mineta said Tuesday that the moratorium on horseshoe crab fishing in Virginia waters will be imposed next month unless the state takes steps to drastically reduce the number of horseshoe crabs fished out of its waters or brought to Virginia ports by trawlers that fish federal waters.
The federal ban would prohibit Virginia watermen and seafood packing companies from catching, possessing or selling horseshoe crabs.
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