Total harvest (lbs), Crab area 2W (Pt Townsend to Kingston) (Numbers appx):

2007 194,000
2012 504,000
2015 821,600
2017 727,800

Total harvest (lbs). Crab area (Kingston to N. tip ofVashon):

2007 139,890
2012 365,700
2016 486,800
2017 312,000

Greed assures quotas will continue to increase, and commercial harvest assures Puget Sound will continue to feed the world. I wish that all catch would stay in-state, as a resource of the residents who live here. The pressure of the global economy is winning the war against our natural resources: Salmon, crab, geoduck, etc.

Why can't "they" put together a "win-win", like Chicken of the Sea "Stellar in Lite Olive Oil", or "Cormorant a L'orange". Wait, how about rebranding...they could call Chum something fancy, like "Keta".

Sorry, got off track...my thought is that the WA population will continue to skyrocket, while local and global demand will continue to exterminate our natural resources. The powers that be will continue to play Musical Chairs, hoping to get retirement, or the price per pound to max out, so they can get off the train without fault before it crashes.