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I want to know: Bright pink crab pots are easier to spot
Monday, November 16, 2009 | No comments posted.
Q: I want to know why there are pink crab pots stacked at the Charleston Marina. Is pink more effective at attracting crab?
A: The stack of new crab pots are sitting in a portion of the Charleston Marina, awaiting the start of crabbing season come December. The new pots are painted pink, supposedly so the owner can spot them easily compared to the usual black and rust pots colored from several years of Pacific Ocean use. The Dungeness crab fleet typically sets out the pots sometime after Thanksgiving to start the season off on the Oregon Coast, if biologists determine the crabs are ready for harvest.
(I Want to Know is a regular feature of The World, offering readers a chance to anonymously ask questions and have reporters pursue answers. Those interested can send questions to The World newspaper, P.O. Box 1840, Coos Bay Ore. 97420; or e-mail to news@theworld link.com.)
A: The stack of new crab pots are sitting in a portion of the Charleston Marina, awaiting the start of crabbing season come December. The new pots are painted pink, supposedly so the owner can spot them easily compared to the usual black and rust pots colored from several years of Pacific Ocean use. The Dungeness crab fleet typically sets out the pots sometime after Thanksgiving to start the season off on the Oregon Coast, if biologists determine the crabs are ready for harvest.
(I Want to Know is a regular feature of The World, offering readers a chance to anonymously ask questions and have reporters pursue answers. Those interested can send questions to The World newspaper, P.O. Box 1840, Coos Bay Ore. 97420; or e-mail to news@theworld link.com.)
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