Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Ore. Decides Dungeness Crab Ready for Eating

Paul Sakuma
/
Associated Press
File image

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife says Oregon's Dungeness crabs are ready to eat in time for holiday feasting and fishing can begin Dec. 16.

Now it is up to the fishermen to decide if they are willing to go get them. Hugh Link of the Oregon Dungeness Crab Commission says price negotiations between fishermen and processors start Monday in Newport.

Crab landings were valued at $49 million last year, when the season was delayed until Dec. 30 because the crabs had not filled out sufficiently.

Troy Buell of Fish and Wildlife says his department doesn't have a good understanding of why Dungeness crabs are full enough for harvest in early December some years and not in others.

The Associated Press (“AP”) is the essential global news network, delivering fast, unbiased news from every corner of the world to all media platforms and formats. On any given day, more than half the world’s population sees news from the AP. Founded in 1846, the AP today is one of the largest and most trusted sources of independent newsgathering. The AP considers itself to be the backbone of the world’s information system, serving thousands of daily newspaper, radio, television, and online customers with coverage in text, photos, graphics, audio and video.