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Amid uncertainty, Dungeness season off to good start

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A Dungeness crab pot. California wildlife officials are delaying the 2026 crabbing season opener until at least Jan.1 to avoid gear entanglement risk to a reported abundance of humpback whales. CDFW image.

California delays Dungeness season; next assessment Nov. 17

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Da Yang Seafood's processing plant on Pier 2 in Astoria, Ore. Port of Astoria photo.

Oregon seafood processors, fishermen protest state wastewater permit

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The Odin, in-between crabbing trips in Westport, Wash., will arrive at Hansen Boat Co. in mid-November for maintenance work and a possible haul out. Hansen Boat Co. photo.

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September is the season for new work at Hansen Boat Co.

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Oregon tribes protest offshore wind plans

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BOEM outlines two Oregon wind energy areas

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Dungeness crab are caught in a crab trap aboard the commercial crab boat Delma Ann. Oregon Sea Grant photo.

Oregon extends Dungeness crab rules to protect whales

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Oregon extends whale protections, to detriment of crabbers

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Dungeness crab pots stack on the boat. Doug Stewart photo

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Pacific Seafood faces anticompetitive lawsuit over Dungeness crab market

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The Supersonic was one of two Bristol Bay gillnetters built by Rozema Boat Works this past spring with a pair of Cummins 600-hp 8.3 diesels. Rozema Boat Works photo.

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More bow- and stern-picker combination boats for Bristol Bay

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https://divcomplatform.s3.amazonaws.com/www.nationalfisherman.com/images/9611ef050391d4821083d8ebf93f0f3a.jpg — Photo by Kindel Media: https://www.pexels.com/photo/brown-and-white-fresh-crabs-in-a-crate-8352016/

Low prices leading some fishermen to skip Dungeness season

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