Crabbers Keep Grinding on Dungeness Season as Weather Stays Mostly Clear
While stormy weather affected Dungeness crab quality and biotoxin testing in December on the U.S. West Coast, January’s seas have enabled more fishermen to get out on the water.
Oregon’s season south of Cape Falcon, which opened in mid-December, has wound down in some areas, especially those south of Newport, with a few fishermen reporting a significant drop in the number of crab per pot.
Meanwhile, crabbers north of Cape Falcon in Oregon and southern Washington have been fishing for less than two full weeks...
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