Crab, oysters and a major general

by Alison Hawkes

November 14, 2012

Happy Wednesday! Time for your Bay Area nature news digest:

Dungeness crab fishermen head out to sea to set crab pots after price with processors agreed at $3 per pound. [Santa Rosa Press Democrat]
On eve of federal decision on Drake’s Bay oyster company, CA regulators warn farm is violating environmental laws. [East Bay Express]
As of 2011, Berkeley reduced greenhouse gas emissions to 5 percent below 2000 levels. Go Berkeley! [Berkeleyside]
Can a retired major general whip the state parks department into shape? [San Francisco Chronicle]

About the Author

Alison Hawkes was a Bay Nature editor from 2011-2017. Before Bay Nature she worked in journalism for more than a decade as a former newspaper reporter turned radio producer turned web editor with each rendition bringing her closer to her dream of covering environmental issues. She co-founded Way Out West, a site dedicated to covering Bay Area environmental news.