“Prepared for the State/Federal Dungeness Crab Management Program.” Crabs molt every year. After they molt, their shells are soft and are not filled out with meat. It takes weeks for the crabs to fill out. The problem for fishery managers is that the timing of the crab molt varies from...
This is a report to the Pacific Marine Fisheries Commission. Graphs show Dungeness crab landings for British Columbia, Alaska, Washington, Oregon and California for 1954-1970.