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Dungeness Crab in an Aquarium. The Dungeness crab in the Puget Sound, Washington state is a non-genetically distinct population of Dungeness [1] that has been experiencing severely declining populations in the south sound region since 2013. [2] The cause of the decline is unknown, although it has been determined not to be due to overfishing.
In 2024, California governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation designating the Dungeness crab as California's official state crustacean. The 2022-23 crab season brought revenue of about $54.4 million to the California economy. [22] The annual Dungeness Crab Festival is held in Port Angeles, Washington, each October. [23] [24]
A fire at a port building along the coast in Washington state destroyed more than 1,000 crab pots just ahead of the state's commercial Dungeness crab season, which opens Feb. 1. The blaze began ...
Oregon, California and Washington coordinate Dungeness crab quality testing and the commercial season opening dates. A history of Oregon's commercial crab landings is available online. Show comments
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The Dungeness crab (Metacarcinus magister) inhabits eelgrass beds and water bottoms from the Aleutian Islands in Alaska to Santa Cruz, California. [14] Its binomial name, Cancer magister, simply means "master crab" in Latin. They measure as much as 25 cm (9.8 in) in some areas off the coast of Washington, but typically are under 20 cm (7.9 in).
Oregon's commercial Dungeness crab season is delayed across the Oregon Coast until at least Dec. 16, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announced. The state agency said testing shows Dungeness ...
Dungeness crab get their name from the area, where the first commercial fishing was done for the species. The Dungeness crab fishery began in 1848 and is said to be the oldest known shellfish fishery of the North Pacific coast. [2] Crab flourish in Dungeness Bay, and crabbing is a popular local pastime. The 3 Crabs