The crew aboard the FV Misty pulls up a pot of Dungeness crab off of Port Orford, Ore., May 17, 2022. The 2021-2022 season saw record high prices and a punctual start to commercial crabbing right ...

He loves the opening of Dungeness crab season, even if it's a bit delayed. "Earlier in my career, we didn't do this, and for a number of seasons, we went and harvested on Dec. 1.

While many Bering Sea crab populations find themselves in freefall, Dungeness crab is breaking records in regions that used to hardly see them. Search Query Show Search. PBS Shows.