Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Commercial regs

Coastal Crab Fishery
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360-249-4628
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Contact Information:
Brandon Bryant
48 Devonshire Rd.
Montesano, WA 98563
360-249-4628 ext. 229
bryanblb@dfw.wa.gov

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Coastal Non-Treaty Commercial Dungeness Crab Landings

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

Even Flow Harvest Management Plan
[PDF format - 105 KB ]
Summer Fishery Management Plan
Fish and Wildlife Commission Policy on Dungeness crab Management
2005-2007 Coastal Dungeness Crab Advisory Board
Towlane Charts from Cape Flattery to San Francisco [PDF Format]

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Coastal Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery
Washington Coastal Commercial Dungeness Crab Logbook Instructions

2006-2007 Coastal Dungeness Crab Season
Log Book Recording Areas

Map is for general purposes only

Washington Coastal Commercial Dungeness Crab Logbook Instructions

Notice: The skipper of each vessel landing Dungeness crab in Washington is responsible for maintaining a logbook provided by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife in accordance with these instructions (WAC 220-52-040).

Completed logbooks should be mailed to:
48 Devonshire Rd.
Montesano, WA 98563
ATTN: Coastal Crab Manager

Vessel and Landing Information Instructions

Skipper Name: Name of person operating vessel
Vessel: Registered name of vessel
Port: Port of Landing
Crab License #: Coastal Dungeness crab license number
Year: Year that the catch is unloaded

Logbook Information Instructions

Logbook information should be recorded for each day fished. Multiple lines may be used per day if necessary to reflect the most accurate area and depth information.

Date: Date of harvest

Logbook Catch Area
Use the descriptions below to enter the area where the Dungeness crabs were harvested. If crab were harvested from a string overlapping multiple areas, estimate the amount of crab harvested from each area.

Logbook
Catch Areas
Location
1
U.S. Border - 48°07. 00 (Sand Point)
2
48°07. 00 - 48°02.00 (Norwegian Memorial)
3
48°02.00 - 47°40.50 (Destruction Island)
4
47°40.50 - 47°18.35 (Point Grenville)
5
47°18.35 - 46°53.30 (Point Chehalis)
6
46°53.30 - 46°15.00 (WA/OR border)
7
South of 46°15.00 (Oregon)

Pots: (Optional) Number of pots used to harvest the estimated pounds of Dungeness crab.

Depth Range: Indicate if crabs were caught in waters less than 30 fathoms or more than 30 fathoms.

< 30 fathoms
> 30 fathoms

Pounds of Dungeness Crab: Estimated pounds of crab harvested at each area and depth recorded.


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