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 1 in ...

WDFW opens summer 2026 recreational Dungeness crab seasons in key Puget Sound areas July 2, with specific open days, closures, limits, and license rules.

Several Puget Sound marine areas will reopen for recreational crab fishing Wednesday. “Crab harvest data reported on Catch Record Cards (CRC) from the summer season plays a critical role in ...

Puget Sound crabbers are required to record their harvest of Dungeness crab on their catch record cards (CRC) immediately after retaining the crab and before re-deploying the trap. A CRC is not ...