Since I haven't made it a point of learning how to post documents or pictures (on purpose) here are the numbers (pounds?) for the 2017 season in MA 11 and MA 13:

AREA...........State/Tribal Shares........State Harvest.........Tribal Harvest

11...................17,366.......................17,321.................8,765
13....................4,868.........................4,480.................4,982

Keep in mind that this a one year snapshot and the real story is the degradation over the last 6 or so years. I have recommended in writing that the annual crab season report to the Commission include slides for each management area showing harvest numbers over multiple seasons so that trends can be observed and appropriate questions asked. As it is, the harvest numbers from MA 7 (San Juans and north) obscure the problems in South Sound.

Edit: For comparison here are the numbers off of the same report for MA 7:

7*................2,550,000.....................2,565,495.........2,525,896

*Data as of preparation of the report & anticipating minor upward adjustments. The preponderance of the State share in MA 7 is harvested commercially.



Edited by Larry B (05/23/18 01:34 PM)
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