General information, letters to crab fishers, and industry notices for Washington's coastal commercial Dungeness crab fishery.
General information
Newsletter
- Washington Coastal Dungeness Crab Newsletter - 2nd Edition (PDF) (2023-24)
- Washington Coastal Dungeness Crab Newsletter - 1st Edition (PDF) (2022-23)
Preseason Test
- Pre-Season Testing Protocol for the Tri-State Coastal Dungeness Crab Commercial Fishery (PDF)
- 2023-24 Tri-State Preseason Test Results (PDF) - Updated 1/5/24
- 2021 Coastal Dungeness Crab Meat Recovery Results (PDF)
Advisory Board
- 2022-24 Coastal Dungeness Crab Advisory Board Members (PDF)
- 2022 Coastal Dungeness Crab Advisory Board- Request For Nominations (PDF)
Gear Recovery
- WA Commercial Crab 2021 Gear Recovery Program (PDF)
- Coastal Crab Lost and Abandoned Crab Gear Information Brochure (PDF)
Fishery Management
- Coastal Dungeness Crab Summer Fishery Management Plan (PDF)
- WDFW Summer Crab Fishery Management Measures (PDF)
- Even Flow Harvest Management Plan (PDF)
- Fish and Wildlife Commission Policy on Dungeness Crab Management (C-3604)
Domoic Acid
- Strategy for Preventing Consumer Exposure to Domoic Acid from Coastal Dungeness Crab (PDF)
- 2020-21 WA Coastal Crab Domoic Acid Test Results (PDF)
- More Information about Domoic Acid
Industry Meetings
- September 12, 2024 Line Marking Industry Meeting
- Presentation- coming soon
- TRT Letter (PDF)
- September 5, 2024 Crab Policy Industry Meeting
- Presentation- coming soon
- August 17, 2023 Industry Meeting
- May 11, 2023 Electronic Monitoring Industry Meeting (PDF)
- Oct. 13, 2022 Coastal Crab Industry Meeting
- Sept. 21, 2022 Coastal Crab Industry Meeting
- Aug. 31, 2022 Coastal Crab Industry Meeting
Industry notices
2024
- September 10, 2024 (PDF)- Season closure & post season gear recovery
- September 5, 2024 (PDF)- Line marking industry meeting
- August 23, 2024 (PDF)- Rescheduled Industry meeting
- August 23, 2024 (PDF)- QIN SSMA opener
- June 20, 2024 (PDF)- Summer weekly landing limits
- April 25, 2024 (PDF)- QIN SSMA adjustment
- April 16, 2024 (PDF)- Gear Recovery
- April 9, 2024 (PDF)- QIN SSMA adjustment
- March 29, 2024 (PDF)- Grays Harbor Dredge Info
- March 22, 2024 (PDF)- Remove pot limit & QIN SSMA
- March 22, 2024 (PDF)- Summer buoy tags
- February 23, 2024 (PDF)- pot limit adjustment & Makah SMA (correction)
- February 22, 2024 (PDF)- pot limit adjustment & Makah SMA
- January 18, 2024 (PDF)- 2023/24 coastwide season opener
- January 5, 2024 (PDF)- 2023/24 Season delay
2023
- December 20, 2023 (PDF)- 2023/24 season delay
- December 18, 2023 (PDF)- Round 3 test fishing results
- December 6, 2023 (PDF)- 2023/24 season delay
- November 29, 2023 (PDF)- EM Activation Report Notice
- November 17, 2023 (PDF)- 2023/24 season delay
- November 3, 2023 (PDF)- EM rule approval notice
- October 27, 2023 (PDF)- October pre-season test results
- October 11, 2023 (PDF)- EM Application Reminder
- September 22, 2023 (PDF)- EM Application
- September 8, 2023 (PDF)- Post season gear recovery reminder
- August 17, 2023 (PDF)- Rule making letter
- August 4, 2023 (PDF)- EM Industry Meeting
- June 14, 2023 (PDF)- Summer weekly landing limits
- May 3, 2023 (PDF)- EM Industry Meeting Reminder
- April 26, 2023 (PDF)- QIN U&A pot limit (CORRECTION to April 24th notice)
- April 19, 2023 (PDF)- Quileute SMA
- April 12, 2023 (PDF)- Gear recovery
- March 31, 2023 (PDF)- QIN SMA change
- March 22, 2023 (PDF)- Summer tag ordering
- February 22, 2023 (PDF)- Makah SMA
- February 3, 2023 (PDF)- Faulty zip tie notice
- February 2, 2023 (PDF)- SMA info N of DI
- January 18, 2023 (PDF)- North of Klipsan opener
- January 6, 2023 (PDF)- South of Klipsan opener
2022
- December 22, 2022 (PDF)
- December 7, 2022 (PDF)
- November 18, 2022 (PDF)
- November 16, 2022 (PDF)
- November 2, 2022 (PDF)
- October 10, 2022 (PDF)
- September 14, 2022 (PDF)
- September 9, 2022 (PDF)
- August 25, 2022 (PDF)
- August 5, 2022 (PDF)
- June 14, 2022 (PDF)
- April 18, 2022 (PDF)
- April 12, 2022 (PDF)
- April 4, 2022 (PDF)
- February 28, 2022 (PDF)
- February 22, 2022 (PDF)
- February 7, 2022 (PDF)
- January 7, 2022 (PDF)
2021
- December 27, 2021 (PDF)
- December 23, 2021 (PDF)
- November 19, 2021 (PDF)
- October 15, 2021 (PDF)
- September 9, 2021 (PDF)
- July 2, 2021 (PDF)
- May 18, 2021 (PDF)
- April 29, 2021 (PDF)
- April 20, 2021 (PDF)
- April 15, 2021 (PDF)
- April 14, 2021 (PDF)
- April 12, 2021 (PDF)
- April 5, 2021 (PDF)
- March 30, 2021 (PDF)
- March 22, 2021 (PDF)
- March 16, 2021 (PDF)
- March 10, 2021 (PDF)
- March 1, 2021 (PDF)
- February 19, 2021 (PDF)
- February 9, 2021 (PDF)
- January 15, 2021 (PDF)
- January 8, 2021 (PDF)
2020
- December 18, 2020 (PDF)
- December 10, 2020 (PDF)
- December 8, 2020 (PDF)
- November 19, 2020 (PDF)
- September 24, 2020 (PDF)
- September 23, 2020 (PDF)
- July 13, 2020 (PDF)
- June 24, 2020 (PDF)
- April 28, 2020 (PDF)
- March 16, 2020 (PDF)
- March 6, 2020 (PDF)
- February 14, 2020 (PDF)
- February 10, 2020 (PDF)
- February 3, 2020 (PDF)
- January 14, 2020 (PDF) (Corrects notice from Jan. 9, 2020)
2019
- December 20, 2019 (PDF)
- December 6, 2019 (PDF)
- November 13, 2019 (PDF)
- October 16, 2019 (PDF)
- October 2, 2019 (PDF)
- September 13, 2019 (PDF)
- September 11, 2019 (PDF)
- September 4, 2019 (PDF)
- June 4, 2019 (PDF)
- April 29, 2019 (PDF)
- April 3, 2019 (PDF)
- March 27, 2019 (PDF)
- February 27, 2019 (PDF)
- February 6, 2019 (PDF)
- January 28, 2019 (PDF)
- January 24, 2019 (PDF)
- January 9, 2019 (PDF)
- January 8, 2019 (PDF)
2018
- December 29, 2018 (PDF)
- December 28, 2018 (PDF)
- December 21, 2018 (PDF)
- December 19, 2018 (PDF)
- December 14, 2018 (PDF)
- December 7, 2018 (PDF)
- October 25, 2018 (PDF)
- August 2, 2018 (PDF)
- July 1, 2018 (PDF)
- May 3, 2018 (PDF)
- March 3, 2018 (PDF)
- February 20, 2018 (PDF)
- January 11, 2018 (PDF)
2017
- December 21, 2017 (PDF)
- December 7, 2017 (PDF)
- November 17, 2017 (PDF)
- September 26, 2017 (PDF)
- September 11, 2017 (PDF)
- August 3, 2017 (PDF)
- July 5, 2017 (PDF)
- June 27, 2017 (PDF)
- April 25, 2017 (PDF)
- February 28, 2017 (PDF)
- February 15, 2017 (PDF)
- February 10, 2017 (PDF)
- January 10, 2017 (PDF)
- January 9, 2017 (PDF)
- January 5, 2017 (PDF)
2016
- December 28, 2016 (PDF)
- December 21, 2016 (PDF)
- November 23, 2016 (PDF)
- November 8, 2016 (PDF)
- August 18, 2016 (PDF)
- June 27, 2016 (PDF)
- February 24, 2016 (PDF)
- January 26, 2016 (PDF)
2015
- December 21, 2015 (PDF)
- December 7, 2015 (PDF)
- November 24, 2015 (PDF)
- October 29, 2015 (PDF)
- September 10, 2015 (PDF)
- September 2, 2015 (PDF)
- August 28, 2015 (PDF)
- August 3, 2015 (PDF)
- June 24, 2015 (PDF)
- June 9, 2015 (PDF)
- June 5, 2015 (PDF)
- April 27, 2015 (PDF)
- April 1, 2015 (PDF)
- March 12, 2015 (PDF)
- February 11, 2015 (PDF)
- January 22, 2015 (PDF)
- January 9, 2015 (PDF)
2014
- December 18, 2014 (PDF)
- December 7, 2014 (PDF)
- December 2, 2014 (PDF)
- November 22, 2014 (PDF)
- November 6, 2014 (PDF)
- October 30, 2014 (PDF)
- September 5, 2014 #1 (PDF)
- September 5, 2014 #2 (PDF)
- August 19, 2014 (PDF)
- April 25, 2014 (PDF)
- February 6, 2014 (PDF)
- January 10, 2014 (PDF)
2013
- December 27, 2013 (PDF)
- December 5, 2013 (PDF)
- November 26, 2013 (PDF)
- November 22, 2013 (PDF)
- August 29, 2013 (PDF)
- July 17, 2013 (PDF)
- April 26, 2013 (PDF)
- April 18, 2013 (PDF)
- April 18, 2013 (PDF)
- February 13, 2013 (PDF)
- January 10, 2013 (PDF)