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.

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 ...

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

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 ...

While some Western Washington crabbing areas, like the South Coast / Pacific Ocean and Columbia River have yearlong crabbing seasons, the season starts July 1 in most Puget Sound areas. In a few ...

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.

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 ...

Northwest Straits Foundation estimates there are 12,000 crab pots lost in the Puget Sound each year, trapping and killing approximately 180,000 crabs.

The Puget Sound winter recreational crab season will continue as planned, with the crab free of marine toxins and safe to eat. Don Velasquez at the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s ...