West Coast Dungeness Crabbers Set Gear on $2.75 Price as New Storms Move In
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Seafood News] by Susan Chambers - January 23, 2018
Dungeness crabbers took advantage of a weather window Monday and set gear while another storm lurks off the West Coast.
Fishermen said Newport crabbers settled with processors for $2.75 a pound. Oregon state-supervised price talks failed in early January this year, unlike years past. Many in the industry were concerned about the quality of crab coming from areas that, as of Jan. 15, were not up to the usual standards of 25 percent or 23 percent meat recovery. ...
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