Another words using Larry B year 2010 figures sport caught 1266971 lbs. X1.75 lbs. per crab (Avg. weight per WDFW )=723983.42 sport crab caught. 723983.42 divide by212694 sport crabbers =3.40 crab per crab license holder. Shellfish fee of $12 and $7.50 endorsement fee =19.50 divide by 3.40 =WDFW wants to charge each license holder$5.735 per crab caught in 2010. Ridiculous.

If WDFW believes each crab is worth $5.735. Why the 2 cent give away to commercials?

The part time Puget Sound Commercial crabbers don’t want to share the resource or support the responsibility that goes with it.