Bill to Allow Commercial Crawfishing at Lake Tahoe Passes
From the Tahoe Daily Tribune:
“Gov. Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 165 last Friday, which repealed an existing law that banned the sale or purchase of crawfish taken from Lake Tahoe. … Before anglers can start trolling the California side of the lake, the Department of Fish and Wildlife regulations that govern the commercial take of crayfish must be re-written. …
“University of Nevada, Reno, researcher Sudeep Chandra believes the species is contributing to algae blooms and declining clarity in the lake’s near-shore waters.”
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