The Dungeness Crab Sport Fishery in Washington, Oregon, and California

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Citation

Originator: Stewart, Nelson E.

Publish Date: 1974

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: A sport fishery for Dungeness crab exists in each state. For the most part, the fishery takes place in bays and estuaries north of central California. The magnitude of the sport harvest is not well known, but is minor compared to the commercial harvest. Presented here is a summary of the existing data on Dungeness crab sport fishing in Washington, Oregon, and California excluding Puget Sound, Washington. An extensive sport fishery for crab exists in Puget Sound, but because the fishery is on an inland waterway within one state it is not of primary concern to the State/Federa1 Dungeness Crab Management Program.

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Geographic Extent: Washington, Oregon, and California

Status: Final

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Format: PDF

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Lineage-Source: Prepared for the State/Federal Dungeness Crab Management Program.

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