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Higher-Than-Usual Tides Could Bring Minor Coastal Flooding to Humboldt Bay Communities This Weekend

The National Weather Service office in Eureka is advising coastal residents to keep an eye on the tides this weekend, as higher-than-average tides could bring flooding to low-lying areas around Humboldt Bay. Current predictions suggest tides could surpass nine feet between Saturday and Monday. “Water levels are running higher than...

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California’s Dungeness crab fishing season delayed past Thanksgiving

On a gray November morning along the San Francisco waterfront, the wooden crates that usually fill with bright red crabs sat stacked and idle, and the familiar clatter of dockside sales never arrived. Families who build Thanksgiving around cracked shells and melted butter learned that the boats would stay tied up. State wildlife officials announced a Dungeness crab delay that pushes the commercial season past Thanksgiving and Christmas and into at least January, a choice made to keep endangered whales clear of fishing gear.

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