"The purpose of this report is to discuss the following topics: (1) a review of the Oregon crab fishery; (2) crab condition studies; (3) seasons and problems involved in setting seasons; (4) "backing" crabs prior to landing; (5) closures off river mouths; (6) pot versus ring fisheries in bays; (7) minimum sizes of bay and ocean crabs; (8) possession limit for personal-use fishermen and (9) Columbia River closure." (Introduction) Numerous statistics.