Bay area Dungeness crabber says "the crabs are beautiful"
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [KGO] By Cornell Barnard - November 17, 2014
SAN FRANCISCO, If the rest of crab season is anything like Saturday's opening day, fishermen and consumers should be happy for weeks to come.
The first haul from the crab boat "Maureen" came back to Pier 45 hauling almost 4,000 pounds of plump and healthy crustaceans.
"Fishing's excellent," said the boat's captain, Bobby Maharry. "The crabs are beautiful!"
Maharry and hundreds of other crabbers have been chasing crustaceans since Thursday, when many began setting crab pots beyond the Golden Gate.
Larry Collins, president of the Crab Boat Owners Association, reports little drama with this year's crab price negotiations -- $3 per pound, which is the same rate as last year. But in 2013, a price dispute delayed the start of the season for two weeks...
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