Puget Sound Dungeness Crab
The catch by recreational crabbers in Puget Sound more than doubled from 1996 to 2003 according to estimates by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Prior to 1996 recreational harvest estimates were not made.
| 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 |
3,968,048 |
7,717,973 |
2006-07 |
2,489,352 |
1,159,817 |
3,649,169 |
3,967,564 |
7,598,768 |
2007-08 |
2,709,792 |
1,141,977 |
3,851,769 |
4,020,432 |
7,872,201 |
2008-09 |
2,855,730 |
1,349,487 |
4,205,217 |
4,104,775 |
8,309,992 |
2009-10 |
3,036,604 |
1,459,405 |
4,496,009 |
4,442,701 |
8,938,710 |
2010-11 |
2,574,496 |
1,854,956 |
4,429,452 |
4,323,974 |
8,753,426 |
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| Numbers reflect pounds of Dungeness crab harvested |
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