In its assessment of waters affected by the Cosco Busan fuel spill, the Department of Fish and Game this morning left open much of the traditional crab grounds in the ocean outside the Golden Gate to both commercial and recreational fishermen.The closure, which will remain in effect through Dec. 1, includes all San Francisco Bay waters west of the Carquinez Bridge, and the ocean between San Mateo County's Pedro Point and Marin's Point Reyes within 3 nautical miles of the coastline.
Waters outside of 3 nautical miles, between Pedro Point and Point Reyes, will remain open to fishermen. The ocean directly off Half Moon Bay and Bodega Bay are unaffected by the closure.
Many local commercial crabbers had urged Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger for a closure extending from Point Arena in Mendocino County south to the Mexico border, to protect their waters and Dungeness market.
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