CHARLESTON, Ore. — The Oregon commercial Dungeness Crab season hit the two-week mark Monday. While it is still very early, the indications are that the preseason predictions about a season of mixed blessings were accurate.
Hugh Link, executive director of the Oregon Dungeness Crab Commission, said 4.2 million pounds of crab have been accounted for, so far. The "so far" was added for two reasons. First, it can sometimes take quite a bit of time to get the numbers through the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife system. Secondly, the ODFW moved into a new office in Salem this summer and Link said he was told by staff that some of their mail has been misdirected.
"There are still boats out there fishing and they're still pulling in crab," Link said by phone Monday.
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