Commercial Dungeness Crab News
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- CA - CDPH Domoic monitoring page that will post the latest CA results once processed
- OR - Current Crab Biotoxin Lab Results
- OR - Process and outcomes to-date for planning future biotoxin events
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August 17, 2023 - OR - Fleet advisory for fixed-gear commercial and recreational fisheries
June 14, 2023 - WA - Coastal Dungeness Crab Summer Fishery Management Plan
May 2, 2023 - OR - Fleet advisory for the commercial Dungeness crab fishery in all waters off Oregon
April 26, 2023 - WA - CORRECTION to Southern boundary of Quinault U&A
April 24, 2023 - WA - Additional reduction to the summer pot limit will be in effect in the Quinault Indian Nation (QIN)
April 19, 2023 - WA - Quileute special management area opens to state fishers
March 31, 2023 - WA - Upcoming changes to the Quinault Special Management Area (SMA)
March 7, 2022 - WA - Grays Harbor Outer Harbor Hopper Dredging and map
March 22, 2023 - WA - Reduced pot limits go into effect on May 1, 2023
February 22, 2023 - WA - Makah Special Management Area Opens To State Fishers
February 3, 2023 - WA - Notice to encourage all crabbers to check that their buoy tags are adequately secured and replace any potentially faulty buoy tag attachment devices.
February 2, 2023 - WA - Additional information on the Special Management Areas north of Destruction Island
December 22, 2022 - WA - Season Opening Delayed in Washington, Oregon
December 7, 2022 - WA - Season Opening Delayed in Washington, Oregon, and California (North of Point Arena) through at least December 30, 2022
November 18, 2022 - WA - Season Opening Delayed in Washington, Oregon, and California (North of Point Arena)
November 16, 2022 - WA - Buoy Color Registration
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January 5, 2023 - Test Results for WA, OR and CA
2020 - Revised Pre-Season Testing Protocol for the Tri-State Coastal Dungeness Crab Commercial Fishery
May 3, 2023 - WA - Meeting reminder - click here to join Microsoft Teams Meeting
April 12, 2023 - WA - industry meeting to discuss rulemaking and implementation of electronic monitoring (EM) in the coastal commercial Dungeness crab fishery click here to join Microsoft Teams Meeting
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September 22, 2023- WA - has proposed rule changes that will require the installation of an electronic monitoring (EM) system on vessels participating in the WA coastal Dungeness Crab Fishery.
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March 16, 2021 - OR- Whale entanglement mitigation measures effective May 1, 2021
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- Crab Gear/Marine Mammal Interaction Workshop - March 2017 - Portland, Oregon
- FR Notice: WA Coastal Crab buyback loan paid
- A Stinky Artificial Bait Could Protect Millions of Tiny Fish - Scientific American By Roxanne Khamsi on August 24, 2016
- A synthetic crustacean bait to stem forage fish depletion Original research article from Global Ecology and Conservation 7 (2016) 238-244
- Oregon Dungeness Crab Commission − John Sackton 2015-2016 Market Outlook video
- Bering Sea fishermen set up system to retrieve lost crab pots from last year's ice movement
- Seafood Trends November 14,2011; Dungeness Crab update
- Another Stellar Crab Season Ends; ODCC
- Seafood Trends December 13, 2010
- Washington Coastal Dungeness Crab Fishery License Buy-Back Program
- Development of a Buy-Back Program for the Washington Coastal Commercial Crab Fishery (2006)
- NPR Article - For Tips On Riding Financial Waves, Ask Fishermen
- Development of a Buy-Back Program for the Washington Coastal Commercial Crab Fishery (2 MB PDF)