Commercial crab catch (in pounds).
Updated April 16, 2018 from Crab Quick Report and Soft Fish Tickets for Regions 1, 2E, 2W, 3-1, 3-2, and 3-3.
Important Announcement:
Update regarding the Puget Sound State Commercial Crab fishery as of 08:05 AM, April 16th, 2018:
THE PS Commercial Crab Fishery is CLOSED for the Season
Region 3-3 East and Region 3-3 West CLOSED on Sunday, April 15, 2018 at 7:30 PM
Region 3-1 and Region 3-2 CLOSED March 31st, 2018 at 7:00 PM.
Region 1 CLOSED at 6:00 PM, March 7th, 2018.
Region 2 West CLOSED January 31st, 2018 at 5:30 PM.
Region 2 East CLOSED January 16th, 2018 at 5:30 PM.
The current pot limits are as follows.
- Region 3-3 East and 3-3 West are open with a pot limit of 50 pots per license.
- All remaining pot tags per license must be on board the vessel and immediately available for inspection.
BUYERS:
You must report all crab purchased by NO LATER THAN 10 AM the day following the purchase. Reports must be emailed or faxed. The contact information is as follows:
- crabreport@dfw.wa.gov (email)
- 425 338-1066 (fax)
If you have any additional questions, please call:
- Don Rothaus at 425 775-1311 ext. 126
- Don Velasquez at 425 775-1311 ext. 112.
The State Commercial Targets outlined in the Summary Table and the downloadable Daily Landings Summary are final. The target includes a FINAL estimate for the summer recreational landings, a winter CRC winter recreational landings estimate and an adjustment for Estimated Unreported Catch (Updated 3/21/18).
| CURRENT COMMERCIAL TARGET |
STATE COMMERCIAL | ||||||
| REGION | FINAL | HARVEST TO DATE |
SHARE REMANING |
COMMERCIAL STATUS |
CURRENT # OF POTS PER LICENSE |
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| 1 | 1,957,339 | 1,978,365 | -21,026 | Region 1 is CLOSED | 0 | ||
| 2 East | 483,877 | 488,031 | -4,154 | Region 2 East is CLOSED | 0 | ||
| 2 West | 162,869 | 158,629 | 4,240 | Region 2 West is CLOSED | 0 | ||
| 3-1 | 94,622 | 44,523 | 50,099 | Region 3-1 is CLOSED | 0 | ||
| 3-2 | 235,199 | 162,198 | 73,001 | Region 3-2 is CLOSED | 0 | ||
| 3-3 | 58,936 | 16,934 | 42,002 | Region 3-3 is CLOSED | 0 | ||
| TOTALS | 2,992,842 | 2,848,680 | 144,162 | ||||
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These landings are preliminary and subject to revision as fish receiving tickets are received.
Region 1: MFSF 20A, 20B, 21A, 21B, 22A, 22BRegion 2E: MFSF 24A, 24B, 24C, 24D, 26AE
Region 2W: (25C not included), MFSF 25B, 25D, 26AW
Region 3-1: West Beach area, MFSF 23A and 23B
Region 3-2: MFSF 25A, 25E, 23D
Region 3-3: MFSF 23C & 29