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Arya Surowidjojo/OPBOregon has extended rules restricting the state’s lucrative Dungeness crab fishery in order to protect humpback whales from becoming entangled in ropes attached to crab traps, the state’s fish and wildlife department has announced. -
Brian Bull/Oregon Dungeness Crab CommissionThe final two stretches of Oregon’s coast will open for commercial Dungeness crab fishing this week. But there may be some restrictions.
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Dungeness crab is the most valuable single-species fishery commodity in Oregon. In the 2021-2022 season, fisherfolk harvested more than 17 million pounds of crab, bringing in an eye-popping $91.5 million. -
Oregon’s commercial Dungeness crab season opens Jan. 15 for much of the coast after a weekslong delay.
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The opening of Oregon's most valuable commercial fishery will be delayed after testing showed some crabs don't have enough meat in them and others have elevated levels of the toxin domoic acid.
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New state regulations now allow recreational crabbers to catch triple the number of invasive green crabs from Oregon’s bays and inlets.
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An invasive species of crab is taking over the coastal habitats of Coos Bay. The overpopulation of green crab has serious ecological consequences for other species, such as the native Dungeness crab.
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Better late than never. Oregon's Dungeness crab season got started two weeks late to give the crab time to get a bit bigger. But now the heart of the…
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Dungeness crab fishers will begin setting their pots today after reaching a price agreement with seafood processors.With the Oregon Department of…
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Crab fishers on California's north coast are keeping their boats tied to the dock in an effort to get a higher price from wholesalers.The Santa Rosa…
