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In 2024, California governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation designating the Dungeness crab as California's official state crustacean. The 2022-23 crab season brought revenue of about $54.4 million to the California economy. [22] The annual Dungeness Crab Festival is held in Port Angeles, Washington, each October. [23] [24]
Dungeness Crab in an Aquarium. The Dungeness crab in the Puget Sound, Washington state is a non-genetically distinct population of Dungeness [1] that has been experiencing severely declining populations in the south sound region since 2013. [2] The cause of the decline is unknown, although it has been determined not to be due to overfishing.
The carapace width of mature Dungeness crabs may reach 25 cm (9.8 in) in some areas off the coast of Washington, but are typically under 20 cm (7.9 in). [22] They are a popular delicacy, and are the most commercially important crab in the Pacific Northwest, as well as the western states generally. [23]
The start of the commercial Dungeness crab season in California has been delayed for the seventh year in a row to protect humpback whales from becoming entangled in trap and buoy lines. It’s the ...
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Their traditional coastal homeland ranges from the Little River in ... species, salmon, tuna, Dungeness crab, and shrimp, with historic annual total fishing landings ...
Dec. 6—Oregon's commercial Dungeness crab fishery opens Dec. 16 from Cape Foulweather, just south of Depoe Bay, to the California border, according to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife ...
The graceful rock crab or slender crab, Metacarcinus gracilis (the naming convention recognized by WoRMS) or Cancer gracilis (the naming convention recognized by ITIS), is one of two members of the genus Metacarcinus, with white tipped chelae (claws). The second crab in the genus to have white tipped claws is M. magister (Dungeness crab). [2]