December 12, 2003
December 9, 2003
Recreational crab fishery to close in Strait of Juan de
Fuca and Marine Area 10, December 14
Action: Closes remainder of open areas in Puget Sound for recreational crab harvest.
Effective date: 4:00 p.m. December 14, 2003
Species affected: Dungeness and red rock crab
Location: Marine Areas 4, 5, 6 and 10.
Reason for action: Closes the remaining Puget Sound Catch Areas to crab harvest to meet allocation needs.
Other information: All other areas were closed earlier in the season. The next regularly scheduled recreational crab season will occur next spring, once the shellfish have gone through their annual molt.
Information contact: Therese Cain, Point Whitney (360) 586-1498 ext 210;
Rich Childers, Point Whitney (360) 586-1498 ext 400; Steve Burton or Don Velasquez, Mill Creek Regional Office, (425) 775-1311.
Recreational crab fishery to close in Strait of Juan de
Fuca and Marine Area 10, December 14
Action: Closes remainder of open areas in Puget Sound for recreational crab harvest.
Effective date: 4:00 p.m. December 14, 2003
Species affected: Dungeness and red rock crab
Location: Marine Areas 4, 5, 6 and 10.
Reason for action: Closes the remaining Puget Sound Catch Areas to crab harvest to meet allocation needs.
Other information: All other areas were closed earlier in the season. The next regularly scheduled recreational crab season will occur next spring, once the shellfish have gone through their annual molt.
Information contact: Therese Cain, Point Whitney (360) 586-1498 ext 210;
Rich Childers, Point Whitney (360) 586-1498 ext 400; Steve Burton or Don Velasquez, Mill Creek Regional Office, (425) 775-1311.