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RECREATIONAL CRAB HOME
MARINE AREAS
Marine Areas 1
South Coast/Pacific Ocean
Columbia River
Marine Areas 2
Westport/Ocean Shores
Willapa Bay - Area 2-1
Grays Harbor - Area 2-2
Marine Area 3
LaPush
Marine Area 4
Neah Bay
Marine Areas 5
Sekiu and Pillar Point
Marine Area 6
Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca, Port Angeles Harbor, Discovery Bay

Marine Area 7
South - San Juan Islands
East - Bellingham Bay
North - Gulf of Georgia
Marine Area 8-1
Deception Pass
Marine Area 8-2
Port Susan/Everett
Marine Area 9
Admiralty Inlet
Marine Area 10
Seattle/Bremerton
Marine Area 11
Tacoma-Vashon Island
Marine Area 12
Hood Canal
Marine Area 13
South Puget Sound
 
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This page was last updated on: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 13:53PM PDT

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RECREATIONAL CRAB HARVEST
Marine Area 6 - East Juan de Fuca Strait,
Port Angeles Harbor, Discovery Bay

Rules & Seasons

CRAB: Dungeness and Red Rock Crab, all fishing methods;

CLOSED

Will open 7 a.m. July 2, 2008, Wednesday through Saturday only through September 1, plus the entire Labor Day weekend (Aug. 30-Sept. 1).

NOTE: all fishing gear must be removed from the water
by one hour after sunset on the last day of any fishing period.

Species Min. size Limit Season Additional Rules
Dungeness Crab 6.25" 5 Males see above Must retain back shell while in the field.
Must release all softshell, females and undersized crab.
Catch record card required.
Red Rock Crab 5" Six crab
Either sex		 see above Must retain back shell while in the field.
Must release all softshell crab.

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Click here for sport crab seasons

 

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or
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