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Puget Sound Dungeness Crab Catch 1996-2005 Season State Commercial State Recreational State Total Tribal Total Total Puget Sound 1996-97 2,273,923 806,034 3,079,957 2,962,207 6,042,164 1997-98 2,721,598 1,059,008 3,780,606 3,468,128 7,248,734 1998-99 1,991,975 1,114,128 3,106,103 3,292,531 6,398,634 1999-00 2,222,726 1,099,365 3,322,091 3,304,369 6,626,460 2000-01 2,546,692 1,453,823 4,000,515 4,132,222 8,132,737 2001-02 3,105,872 1,264,575 4,370,447 4,400,115 8,770,562 2002-03 2,857,854 1,339,073 4,196,927 4,172,496 8,369,423 2003-04 2,877,619 1,706,906 4,584,525 4,008,988 8,593,513 2004-05 2,406,932 1,620,847 4,027,779 3,997,755 8,025,534 2005-06 2,536,271 1,213,654 3,749,925 3,967,564 7,717,489 Click here for sport shrimp seasons and rules Click here for sport crab seasons   Please check Fishing Regulation page for regulation changes or Shellfish Hotline 1-866-880-5431 (360-796-3215 locally).