Coastal Crab Fishery HOTLINE 360-249-4628 ext. 260 Dan Ayres 48 Devonshire Rd. Montesano, WA 98563 360-249-4628 ext. 209 ayresdla@dfw.wa.gov Fishery Information Current Season Home   Letters to Coastal Crab Fishers [PDF Format] November 20, 2009 April 23, 2009 January 8, 2009 December 23, 2008 November 24, 2008 Industry Notices August 31, 2009 July 13, 2009 June 3, 2009 April 23, 2009 February 13, 2009 Area Maps   Special Management Areas Map Catch Area Map Fair Start Structure Map Log Book Map and Instructions Coastal Non-Treaty Commercial Dungeness Crab Landings Buoy Tag Price Increase [PDF format] Rules and Regulations WAC 220-52-040 Commercial crab fishery -- Lawful and unlawful gear, methods, and other unlawful acts. WAC 220-52-043 Commercial crab fishery -- Additional gear and license use requirements. WAC 220-52-046 Crab fishery -- Seasons and areas. WAC 220-20-025 General provisions -- Shellfish. WAC 220-69-240 Duties of commercial purchasers and receivers. WAC 220-22-410 Marine Fish-Shellfish Management and Catch Reporting Areas -- Coastal waters. General Information WDFW Coastal Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery Industry Meeting Presentation: June 9, 2009 [PDF format - 2.11 MB ] Even Flow Harvest Management Plan [PDF format - 105 KB ] Summer Fishery Management Plan Fish and Wildlife Commission Policy on Dungeness Crab Management 2009-2011 Coastal Dungeness Crab Advisory Board Towlane Agreements from Cape Flattery to San Francisco Licensing Commercial/Special License Fees License Applications Washington Coastal Dungeness Crab Fishery License Buy-Back Program [PDF format] Development of a Buy-Back Program for the Washington Coastal Commercial Crab Fishery (2006) [PDF format]

Coastal Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery Non-Treaty Coastal Commercial Dungeness Crab Landings Summary Current Season Catch Data Historical Non-Treaty Coastal Commercial Dungeness Crab Landings Summary by Area Historical Non-Treaty Coastal Commercial Dungeness Crab Landings Summary by Month Printer Friendly Page Washington State Non-Treaty Coastal Commercial Dungeness Crab Landings By Catch Reporting Area Season 58B 59B 59A 59A-1 59A-2 60A 60A-1 60A-2 60B 60C 60D 61 Total 1990-1991 0 0 470,579 5,410,907 26,426 317,087 3,566 432,083 6,660,648 1991-1992 0 495 538,014 6,108,936 65,049 336,263 1,108 318,784 7,368,154 1992-1993 0 0 1,170,838 10,121,705 221,608 662,014 5,310 956,889 13,138,364 1993-1994 0 27,588 1,814,110 14,847,004 523,392 1,069,541 26,977 1,117,829 19,398,853 1994-1995 0 0 4,850,353 11,132,715 372,460 1,433,132 18,806 1,568,189 19,375,655 1995-1996 0 0 2,505,777 11,410,459 96,632 1,487,824 2,958 1,395,804 16,899,454 1996-1997 0 0 1,854,298 5,803,434 62,707 293,279 0 525,799 8,539,517 1997-1998 0 0 848,630 1,051,965 1,351,568 3,276,150 57,811 275,590 1,019 688,027 7,550,760 1998-1999 0 0 86 1,091,798 1,464,311 1,855,975 3,879,415 83,838 228,029 8,786 354,907 8,967,145 1999-2000 0 0 2,555,395 2,306,756 3,485,396 6,185,140 95,793 445,802 0 948,006 16,022,288 2000-2001 4,269 0 548,705 210,346 2,541,742 3,469,153 177,831 643,744 8,700 499,838 8,104,328 2001-2002 0 0 251,059 927,742 2,697,177 5,512,243 65,639 696,415 775 1,194,271 11,345,321 2002-2003 0 0 1,439,123 2,582,791 6,834,150 6,997,527 141,383 1,035,471 0 1,317,504 20,347,949 2003-2004 0 2,471 424,206 3,073,340 3,297,819 8,269,734 125,743 875,165 1,544 1,304,188 17,374,210 2004-2005 0 0 1,167,167 5,329,217 5,252,755 6,589,530 220,433 916,551 0 955,569 20,431,222 2005-2006 17,961 443 2,125,047 3,052,461 2,348,690 5,051,352 65,232 445,409 257 1,158,644 14,265,496 2006-2007 0 0 1,215,429 1,760,968 2,452,137 4,617,123 46,537 645,137 0 862,177 11,599,508 2007-2008 0 0 941,052 2,032,167 2,612,727 4,866,538 45,758 490,919 0 1,214,040 12,203,201 2008-2009 0 0 87,913 287,719 1,316,910 3,700,461 41,178 463,775 13,993 1,184,892 7,096,841 Data through June 15, 2009 Month 61 60A1 60A2 60B 60C 60D 59A1 59A2 Grand Total December 858,601 1,160,291 308,119 13,528 2,340,539 January 204,001 787,074 1,712,419 15,214 95,930 29,281 117,809 2,961,728 February 48,007 316,974 496,237 8,770 29,308 465 20,830 110,330 1,030,920 March 41,109 118,347 180,306 7,821 12,162   13,172 29,445 402,362 April 29,455 58,489 100,261 4,631 8,157   12,564 20,519 234,076 May 2,801 29,387 42,374 3,544 4,610   5,318 5,360 93,394 June 918 6,288 8,574 1,199 5,489   6,748 4,256 33,472 Totals 1,184,892 1,316,910 3,700,462 41,179 463,775 13,993 87,913 287,719 7,096,842 Data through June 15, 2009 Washington State Non-Treaty Coastal Commercial Dungeness Crab Landings By Month Season December January February March April May June July August September Total 1990-1991 3,219,062 1,803,122 544,222 247,407 207,734 171,955 126,323 140,976 115,102 84,745 6,660,648 1991-1992 959,792 2,914,393 1,336,471 520,925 195,836 218,937 135,283 158,907 443,574 484,531 7,368,649 1992-1993 6,505,608 3,347,631 1,393,961 480,257 272,493 344,298 172,159 193,261 276,867 151,829 13,138,364 1993-1994 8,794,483 5,632,297 1,573,946 1,230,973 681,888 422,920 296,123 242,413 318,644 232,754 19,426,441 1994-1995 4,051,153 8,295,185 3,159,308 1,478,933 864,616 543,170 408,942 246,761 195,631 131,956 19,375,655 1995-1996 501,943 10,132,816 3,317,639 1,593,254 497,902 402,616 147,029 92,659 112,162 101,434 16,899,454 1996-1997 5,131,542 1,490,682 372,695 172,010 175,813 136,402 93,722 124,474 191,978 650,199 8,539,517 1997-1998 5,038,310 753,865 373,929 389,753 185,368 64,067 98,857 153,916 356,113 136,582 7,550,760 1998-1999 4,483,407 2,196,951 307,298 659,061 491,823 375,785 154,019 75,997 88,014 134,790 8,967,145 1999-2000 8,284,440 3,666,900 1,588,921 831,820 425,791 377,671 216,094 226,390 236,236 168,025 16,022,288 2000-2001 2,346,617 2,720,724 702,720 305,045 235,401 176,986 217,670 358,814 618,373 421,978 8,104,328 2001-2002 5,108,461 3,894,021 979,310 396,098 286,164 182,241 110,514 109,914 140,289 138,309 11,345,321 2002-2003 6,415,789 8,222,290 2,946,227 1,014,488 671,532 315,934 144,597 143,467 303,198 170,427 20,347,949 2003-2004 11,467,873 2,837,861 1,276,315 751,238 528,503 195,951 91,986 71,184 85,543 67,756 17,374,210 2004-2005 0 10,112,518 5,579,428 2,765,353 1,052,504 447,915 162,892 136,196 104,519 69,897 20,431,222 2005-2006 0 4,652,389 5,101,932 2,204,768 919,316 517,963 400,717 262,376 120,952 85,083 14,265,496 2006-2007 1,461,364 5,737,543 2,427,294 1,000,590 281,691 167,589 95,227 119,716 205,907 114,586 11,611,507 2007-2008 2,518,291 5,687,933 2,098,924 694,613 436,623 201,320 144,158 135,504 163,294 122,541 12,203,201 2008-2009 2,340,539 2,961,728 1,031,271 402,362 234,076 93,393 33,472       7,096,841 Data through June 15, 2009

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