Oregon's commercial Dungeness season will close with highest total value on record at $49.7 million
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [The World of Coos Bay] by Tim Novtony -
August 14, 2014
The commercial Dungeness crab fishing season officially closes at midnight tonight, but the numbers are not likely to change much at this point.
Hugh Link, executive director of the Oregon Dungeness crab commission, says it is proving to be a unique season, and that is a very good thing.
Over the past decade, Oregon commercial crab fishermen have averaged landing about 20 million pounds of crab. This year's numbers are expected to end below average at about 14.35 million pounds...
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