In honor of Critter of the Month's tenth birthday, let's explore the world of one of Puget Sound's most graceful ten-legged creatures — the graceful rock crab.

On a cloudy Friday morning, a group of volunteers huddled on the shore of the Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve ...

The state and tribal Puget Sound Dungeness crab fisheries landed a total of 11.8 million pounds in 2015, exceeding the previous year’s record by 1.2 million pounds.

The state and tribal Puget Sound Dungeness crab fisheries landed a total of 11.8 million pounds in 2015, exceeding the previous year’s record by 1.2 million pounds.

A crab pot is the most commonly used gear to catch Dungeness crab in Puget Sound. You can buy or make pots made up of wrapping netting over an iron frame. They must have one or two funnel-shaped ...

Puget Sound crabbing kicks off Friday! While some Western Washington crabbing areas, like the South Coast / Pacific Ocean and Columbia River have yearlong crabbing seasons, the season starts July ...

The 2023 Puget Sound summer crab-fishing season is now underway. It started July 1. A crab biologist with the state Department of Fish and Wildlife says the boat ramp in Everett on opening day was ...

CRC information is crucial to managing Dungeness crab in Puget Sound. Completed summer CRCs, regardless of whether any crab are kept, must be submitted or reported online to WDFW by Oct. 1, 2025. A ...

Each year, an estimated 12,000 crab pots are lost in Washington waters, most of them in Puget Sound. Crab biologist Don Velasquez said the hobby is getting more popular.

Crabbing in Puget Sound has gradually grown to an average annual harvest of about 7 million pounds over the past decade. In 1994, the Rafeedie decision affirmed tribal nations’ treaty-guaranteed ...

PUGET SOUND, Wash. — Huge crowds are expected to line up to board the ferry system through the holiday, but the return of crab pots in the water could cause even more concerns.

SEABECK — The scurrying crab, caught in a metal trap at Nick's Lagoon, alarmed Victoria Poage, a retired fisheries biologist, and Brian Gregory, an Army veteran and former Puget Sound Naval ...