The spring Dungeness crab fishery is open to pop-up (ropeless) gear, with some looking to expand its use to other fisheries.

The spring Dungeness crab fishery is open to pop-up (ropeless) gear, with some looking to expand its use to other fisheries.

Katie Rodriguez here, thinking about solutions, and how often those solutions come with disruptive change, stigma and polarization as they begin to challenge the status quo. One example is “pop-up gear,” a technology-enabled way of fishing for Dungeness crab that…