Racing for crabs ... Costs and management options evaluated in Dungeness crab fishery

摘要

Dungeness crab range from Santa Barbara to Alaska's Aleutian Islands. Commercial landings fluctuate widely each winter, but consistently rank as one of the most valuable Pacific Coast fisheries. From the 1990-1991 season (generally December through June) through the 2000-2001 season, combined landings for California, Oregon and Washington averaged 32.8 million pounds, worth between 31.7 million dollar to 84.4 million dollar annually to fishermen (Didier 2002).