Commercial crab harvesters in British Columbia are concerned changes over how they’re able to fish for Dungeness crabs off the west coast of Vancouver Island could push some small, family-run operations out of business.
On Friday, the Dungeness crab fishery opened for the season, which normally sees more than 30 small operators take to the waters off Tofino to harvest the seafood. They are worth around $20 each and popular in markets as far away as China.
This year though, crab harvesters like Jason Voong, 33, may not be able to harvest enough crabs to stay in business following changes announced by the federal
