Puget Sound Dungeness Crab
CATCH RECORD CARDS

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Instructions and Examples

•  Immediately after catching a Dungeness crab and before fishing again, record in ink: marine catch area, catch date (month and day), and one tally mark for each crab kept. Use a separate line for each marine area in which you fish.
   
• At the end of each fishing trip, or prior to moving to a new catch area, enter the total number of tally marks in the "Total Crab Kept" column. In this column, the total number of crab kept for that marine catch area and day should be recorded.
   
• Only record your catch on your CRC. Catch from other individuals fishing with you should be recorded on their CRCs.

  Return your Dungeness crab CRC or report your catch on the Internet by:

  September 15th, for the summer fishery, and
  January 15th, for the winter fishery (WAC 220-56-175)

  EVEN IF NO CRAB WERE CAUGHT.

  Please check yes or no after "Did you fish for crab?" on the top of the crab catch card.

  Return your CRC whether you crabbed or not. Failure to turn in your card could cause inaccuracies in the catch estimates.

  The CRC may be returned to any WDFW regional office or mailed to:

  Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
  Fish Program Catch Record Card Office
  600 Capitol Way N
  Olympia, WA 98501-1091