Oregon Crab Condition Studies During the 1960-61, 1961-62, 1962-63, and 1963-64 Seasons

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Citation

Originator: Snow, C. Dale

Publish Date: 1964

Online Link: None

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Contact Information

Agency: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

Name: Cedric Cooney

Job Position: Natural Resources Data and Systems Manager

Telephone: 503-947-6094

E-Mail Address: Cedric.X.Cooney@odfw.oregon.gov

Description

Abstract: The condition of Dungeness crabs at the inception of each season fluctuates considerably between years. In some years only a small portion of the marketable crabs have soft shells (and reduced yield) and in other years substantial portions have soft shells. The poor quality of crabs during the early part of the 1959-60 season caused considerable concern within the industry and this resulted in a recommendation to the Pacific Marine Fisheries Commission in November 1960 to delay the opening date along the coast. A concurrent recommendation called for uniform opening dates for all areas. The northern California, northern Oregon (Area I, north of Cascade Head), and Washington areas opened December 15. Southern Oregon (Area II, south of Cascade Head) opened November 15. The variable opening dates in Oregon were based upon condition studies in 1948 and 1949. The Oregon Fish Commission acted in December 1960 to change the opening date for Area I from December 15 to January 1, and for Area II from November 15 to December 1. These new dates would become effective in 1961-62 season in the Washington season was altered accordingly. The OFC action created controversy among some segments of the Oregon industry who alleged that the crab condition did not vary sufficiently between areas to warrant different opening dates for Area I and Area II. In accordance with a PMFC request, a 2-year investigation was undertaken to determine the condition of crabs landed in the principal Oregon ports. The findings of this 2-year study were reported at the 1962 annual PMFC meeting. However, because of the extreme variation in condition at the season opening for these 2 years, the study is being continued for another 3 years. The report deals with information collected on crab condition during the 1960-61, 1961-62, 1962-63, and 1963-64 seasons.

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Time Period of Content: 1960-1964

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Status: Final

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Bibliography Information

Field Name	Value
Biblio ID	983
Year	1964
Publisher
Request Type	Report (FCO Shellfish Pgm)
Location	Coast, OR
Date Created
Date Cataloged
Date Published	1964
Type
Pages	1-9
Volume
Status	0
Descriptor	Crab; Harvest; Coast, OR
Date Entered	1/1/1999
Location In Clackamas Library
Author
Duplicates
Number Remaining After Requests
Presumed All Distributed
Back Room Duplicates
Author	Snow, C.D.
Risk	Harvest
Species
Disposition Of Requests	Tony D'Andrea: Requested, but no copies available

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