Dangerous Toxin Closing California Crab Season

SAN FRANCISCO — In California, fishing season for the Dungeness crab has been delayed, due to high levels of a dangerous neurotoxin. It's an environmental problem — scientists blame warmer waters for the toxins. And it is also an economic problem. Dungeness crab is a $60 million a year industry.

In November, a harbor south of San Francisco should have boats scouring the ocean with their pots filled with Dungeness crab.

It's a season that commercial fishermen Frank Sousa and Gilbert Rosa know is now in jeopardy.

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