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California officers found 194 abandoned Dungeness crab traps off two rivers; violations wasted hundreds of crabs and brought four-year permit suspensions

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California officers found 194 abandoned Dungeness crab traps off two rivers; violations wasted hundreds of crabs and brought four-year permit suspensions

Two commercial fishermen have had their licences suspended and vessel permits revoked for four years after wildlife officers recovered 194 abandoned Dungeness crab traps from waters off the Del Norte County coast. The enforcement action, finalised during an August meeting of the California Fish and Game Commission, involved 66-year-old Darryl Donovan of Gilroy and 60-year-old … Read more

Scientists tested spiders as living DNA traps; their stomach contents can reveal which insects and other animals are living around them

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Scientists tested spiders as living DNA traps; their stomach contents can reveal which insects and other animals are living around them

Wolf spider on white background. Image Credit: Philip N. Cohen/Wikipedia A study published in ‘Experimental and Applied Entomology’ has explored how spiders could tell what animals are living around them by examining traces of prey DNA left inside their bodies. The research tested how ‘reliable prey DNA’ could be found in wolf spiders after feeding … Read more