Please don't forget to submit your Puget Sound summer crab catch reports before September 15. The following link will take you to the website which is supposed to open tomorrow (Sept. 2).

Last year, approximately 30% of the recreational crabbers returned their reports after the summer season. We need much better compliance to get a fair evaluation of our effort.

It looks like there may well be a $10 administrative penalty for those who don't report when they go to buy their 2009 licenses.

Thanks


https://fishhunt.dfw.wa.gov/wa/crabreport

Thanks for the reminder.

That was painless.

Done!

After submitting my CRC report on-line (and printing out a copy of the verification note you get) I sent a request to WDFW suggesting that they assign a verification number to folks who report on-line. I received the following response today:

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I agree with you. We will definitely have to have a verification number system in place next year, since it appears likely that starting with 2009 cards, fines will be charged for not submitting the catch record. Thank you for the suggestion!


Eric Kraig
Catch Record Card Program Manager

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I also said that they need to change the license year for those who might win the drawing. I said I wasn't interested in a 2008 license.

Here is the DFW Press Release :
http://wdfw.wa.gov/do/newreal/release.php?id=aug2708a

The message you receive after you enter your catch record:

"Your name has successfully been entered into our drawing for one of 20 free 2008 combination fishing licenses"

2008 ????

So I emailed....here is the reply:

Dear Customer, Thank you for contacting the Department of Fish and Wildlife. The drawing is actually for 2009 combination fishing licenses. If you havefurther questions please free to contact us at 360-902-2464. Sincerely, Sheri Customer ServiceWDFW License Sales