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fi$'t#H
esi$ Egs*:?K
OLT C!AB
Sfisg+g
OR3GOR
ih.rd.ng the eoue'e€of e *'tudg on tlre er*b flsbery of, tbe etatc m*r t'ha part
year tt has oorast+ tbe attantion
of the Ftah C@fssion
charEss tn
that eataia
thr* noqrextst!'rg rregUl.eil+*s snt naadOd. Theoe ahqrysr are bamtg raawcodd'
tlr* reaeeas glYea for s.rcb
ad
"t"*"6gtionar
gpoEha tltboil?r
,L
*
*t tbs
tk teb at
the present
as vhicb
Eg[sbs on
sr**sst
er-4b ns}sry
EpEr€* crab
&lc tourist
t€n?t€* x6!
t€rr1,t€*
and sports
fishery exists
ssqs{Sea6$lc
*A considerable
*d
flg1#1edn+fi
there
no 1g€gl.a*,i:*es
zgulations whatsoever.
ats as
tbesa are
dhvt&opcil
h*"v* developed
prsat{er* have
ccrtaln practices
As a r*si.lt1
result, certain
As
f,lehary.
to the
ths fishery.
etetrtnostcl to
wrtest *lab
sana extent
to
thioh arc
are belLwd
believed detrimental
Laast soue
et least
to at
ge'4g!,re5lf
tk practice
reacLily
of *,hsss
thae is
is the
of br{agi.ry
bringing in extrealy
sa cs
fractses of
re*dt3g gseen
usa.
ard
e* Use.
Effit
fhe most
The
g6i}3
g*ha fe
e3l crabs
to mek
cook
dw *at
that
ftlrbEly will
doubted r,ka&
that anyone
at *L1
all faalLter
familiar Htth
with th*
the fishery
aryer* at
ts dm&,td
431 deny
Fb
it in
*scwsr
tbil,c
this occurs.
stmgtrc
*f, single
r.tt*a&Lm of
Cisáion's attentisn
f'hr sstrstsErr
gar{ftsd
Verified cases
been brwg&b
brought to
to the
bavs b,mx
cesec Lava
q.-abr averaging
eraragtag
@lL e'abe
thesc sesil
of these
r*ckr of
reyen sacks
in up
parties
bringing in
up ta
to seven
par[les bl{.agtng
lachee in yl.jl+-,h. l*sercers tor.rtet
&1*e6 Sd$r*' vireually
fl've
fanrtotofive
f
aatehcs havo bcen sanimei at Eetanta, Iaqutaet 8d
lYsty dffi sf stitdh b*a qsgte,1u6{ d Lest
aesa reax'I crtbar
tq tne uagtrf$rq €f tul€
tbsi,r oafcheu b#?e }3ea f€nnd t6 be a*maf$ sw!8'fsqd Ef
In s'a* 6s& cF*
snrsbeqd *B* tbirl{ SnrS$ {6 *sSY $fdth or @t*n}.
thtl€i,,@&tl
esln€d t-b Eateh Eag f,ffi#
I
ta bt nt.tttlr per qlnt e"11 W*btr
food'
potuttal
food,
of pot.ntiel
ilast€ of
af waste
grrltlBis of
tbs grounds
oa the
obJe€rt€d to
le objected
The practice
to on
m is
r+
,fap*s*!}tra t* ptek ary sj.*€t,fLeefft swat
ls
rt is
It
af, lscfiS 6|It of; 3strr a f,Esr trah'cE'qh
of a pnd to cb*trt d'flh* fSlr cm
r& eA $etgbp os:"? sr. af*,*n6"*ata ona tletrrl
t*+sk {xdteatee
l*nd*h (uurea p*lj*lTry
Er€br lf $4.st*$1*€drstxt srgl{s t-s slx aFeh
$ttld'ear4*te1y
ls*;llry. * full" rys€$e
&*16g tne ye*rr a$ ds) rffild tb*a rctg$t
"a{
*'rgh drer
yr*d faw} *f ft;rs tJ.ws t&8 *sb €et&lnttblo &em tb* fErry
*ec+rslaglr
{e i* rcew#d
th*& th* *wfestca
ef s3x tseh*s l# lrt*fih frem p*{.nt ts pltlt
pergonal use,
uget
psrsonal
-1-
tna€e a 'arnlT:
asrcgs ght bgh f,or all
st** }tl8it
erabs Aakdn fsr
e*te*ce bays
of tourist
tenr*.sf catches
*lm limit
i.a inaugurated,
t*rl6nrx$d,
M
If
examination
of
lf such
*sb ae size
w.tn*tLsll
l*Elt ía
pee boat
Fae* per
-t€pt wh
!&t
atgbt crabe
ta eight
sf about
*l"s to
showfl&bn*
thattk€f
theyEsildl
could r*ilt
etlU catch
*bs:tr lix
eeEab an
*n average
cher&
rre:Fe6r of
gft&#. by
bf facncardxg
fishIng &*a
two w
or thr.6
three rlng
ring mte
nets fEr:trs
for two ts
to f,er
fotr bsetrer
hours, *ither
increasing €hci,r
their
tf**ug
ffi3d than
thry could
intensity sr
or :,&*th
length of
of ft*h5,qn
fishing, dm or
they
then *f{1},
still mlre
raise tt
t&slr experience,
ia*asaity
€crtheir
w+lf,ffi€e*
g.6,ge or
gttfn$ them
ltfut should
qr two
ba amp]
tbe what
ap:
thra giving
&e:3d be
d*al,aad,, thus
lf so
this catch
to a
crabs it
trr,€rEbE
sq desired,
this
a dozen
*a**fu't*
gs.t{h now
EsIr appears
ap@rp
srera*p catch
t&* average
onlehor
os more
Esfr as
*s the
crabs,
iould
{a poundage
*a much
k as
sd what
tihrg in
rm.l{ be
crybq, and
@;*ge
b.
ta
tabs.
It ts
is tl$a
also rc
It
ended that the Commission enact a bag llmit of two dozen
fetasfigil e*
n*t intended
fi not
This is
as
tk*+
,?sry
TryTffl
pactsAenforcing
*ror@'i'b*the. "'
lation but
*t€e would permit
trutrather
rasAslla6method
restribtive *agqleUoa,
r
*a ra*{finr
ryfqq which
Ytt
riltr*"
p*r person per
dry*ithcut. a
crabs
a commercial license.
*wnbsper
Ff day
!fftha{$ havfug
having
flahlag without
for commercial
cwrclaL
Llssals for
present
rsgulaions requiring
fishing
p*.eaent regulail+as
rrGqug{Eg aa license
e*ab*'
the erabs.
s*]l1eg,*s
poceibila vlolatm*
to
the poøaible
violators tn
in tbo
the raTEFX
actual asfr
act sf,
of seiing
appr*hesdth*
te apprehend
tetrict1oua,
$gg E*strtst'ioaar
t**
&* to
lts&t due
trurh viz,
*tst limit
Although
eelda possible
to the
poastbtr*in
e*s of
sf an sIx
rlx inch
ln the
lbr case
*tthcugh r+}dm
whether pocslblc
possible m
or
cf, nbothcr
dom regardless
regarrClest of
vary sóldom
leldm done
smaller
and
ed very
of females,
aLae of
f,gldes,
amaller size
a
ffib*.
and ss*
use GtEe.lt
fale crabs.
ls$ xd
te land
greaoatt regulations
rogulrsi*n* to
not, it
is le-gE1
legal nder
uMer present
l"? le
*e&,
It
ng
ft is
less of
and m'les
males b
cla aed
d size
then recommended
that f€Eals
female embg
crabs bs
be lg'ot€Et€d
proteCted rtgetfloel
rag
t.'rEt
rgo@s#
thcn
be ngd.
only
used.
only be.
ire
to be
la felt
falt to
eooh e
ls a"al}ablep
available, such
a stcp
step is
dsts is
real data
Although little
lLttlc real
spawning $rteh
which is
1* especially
*sp*
f$
Justified
in
that it
would F*.s?eile
protect t}rs
the f,mtrre
females f,st
for rpnafng
ia qkt
it iffiiX{
JsE*fff;
iho
by far
fsr the
earry by
pr"o&ee and
anC carry
dd"€b produce
ths case
case of
thac€ largtct
desirable
largest f,malcs
females which
of these
ln the
declrsble in
of eggs,
rudera of
greatest
greeteet numbers
4gso
gwTe{ll,}ry
- S!trsr4s$,tc
eem*r*tr.l
far con!uertisl
llnlt for
h*s ae size
clm limit
of, Oregon
Oragpa has
At ths
the Fag*sat
present time
State of
tb* Et*k
ttffi the
&t
erab f1s6.ry of rlx iaehoe ssas:cd frm potrt tc poilat' atrott thr hctr af t'ha
crab.
Ergb.
theprfr
past
7.
the
efug
$€8s1
b*an.*f?Xqq$y
This
critically rcrls$adl
reviewed during
he* been
rs&rrla!,tea has
lhlr regulation
-2-
.-. 2.
tf**&'*
in Vash
eBrFttBg*E
lryt existing
x.arger
.A.
larger size limit
i,
j.nssld
l
xft
herrl
factors
involved
berel
fae*.trr
There esa
axe tbr*€
three
s.**"e
"lrq
*tl Pos
rtatsE 2)
both
btry states.
b{et€ Fe
Zr
bs boats
arena flsh'd
fished by
t&s e,f!ss4
aisirg s
a {s€dxt€t
conflict ta
in the
ingt
1ruta*, ecn*tn6
size limit.
the*ry
ainima afes
frar"*cftg tbe
the ftehary
fishery fg
by increasing
}fft
fro t}ls
sibi,:
increase ix
in ylel{
yiel4 frem
ai,bl+ laensasa
cxb stocks in
between the øice composition ot the
An
Apparent
conflict
3 ] **e y F 3 ' sste a strl ts'tb sfu F e a f' hsn**€eweqsf$*a6ftblgr cbsts$*!' ' s
3)
stoks.
t'hs bay etaskc'
stocks
against the
atoeks'eias E$€tnst
ugg*ahotr
the off-shore
*k
**p+clalLf
different
areas,
eapeCially
dlf,f,e"sst'sf,***;
the
to thi
6eta|5sldla8 to
that ecrresponding
to t&*t
ltEtt to
in
size
limit
else
ln
nnd8*w
that
inàrg
tha!
*banr
b*re
Stdio
have
shows
*te*lag
first *T.:*
problem at
*olq *h*
not only
the *lre+
onlp solve
Washington rlsl3$
vo1d *et
iu {*unr.u*q*
present
limit in
sgr€ ltait
p*aaCIr*size
-.
poundage yield
fr
rrtxd
to*r
increase
the
total
tls
e*
gsraatlsls+:eqe
tn*gwould
tffl}A greatly
ryY"*
owdlt*1 but
inter.state
rs6ll.-gtdts conflict,
lnqHnl:q
f,or increasing
for
lasti'tlm'tt'on
failed
ahoy ary
arq justification
to tt}ol.
fatlcdt to
bav+
atudlcg
!bvever,
studies
have
&t{everl
flalBrtr.
the
the fishery.
the
mouth
tb sffith
qf, that
area *t$x
with
tbet ryt
amtrrttua of
the
the exception
l'it&
b*E*
within
the.
bays
with
t"b*
rr.ltftle
liell
the
xlss limit
t&* size
boy.
a }f'
*er{A**rd *'
c&6h *be considered
River, tf such
of th*
the Solmh**
Columbia $l;Lv*r5
ef,
raised
or *u*b*
crabs **
be ldsd
xtntt fE{
rlEe limit
minimum
s*s*ffi size
t&*
reccmnnded
that
the
t*$
raocm*nffi
in
la
r.t
Accordingly, it
ss*,oui'#sso
dfuhos
fdqi' off-shore
measurement for
inch trffii
"across t'Et'b&sbr
the back" ffia'sr#
ft*b
gfiel*tr
qfid
W
six
and
one
quarter
6*r
**Lisd
to
tim
so
called
#,
ts tk
if
present six inch "tip to ti
measure-
recommended that the
fishing.
f t a h l * g l s o rflowever1
e r o r r t t L sitr t eisw s d a d t ' h s t t b e p r e a a t t r x i n c b ' r t l P t s t l f * a r r r e -
d"th{E
the *xg*'t**a
exception ef
of within
the bair$
bays $gtb
with t&a
f,Ll ths
retained dthts
within all
bG
*taid
in
Oregon
be
€r*gpre
**
.r,,acel
aent
**l legal
Fsst now
Coftebta
of thc
the
mouth of
the Columbia
thc aanth
ver.
ft"Gfr
Ershol? - li$g
çercil
c@srelel ialiq
barry
cnabe
crabs being
soft''cktt
mattOx of
of soft-shell
cercrad w.ttsr
the a"uslty
uauaUy conceded
that thc
*rfiB that
Studies
hay shown
$tudles ks
døetxuction
cltghrt drrtlraetiea
shown a
a alight
aleo rbora
haro also
$bry have
correct.
They
eorrcet.
rly
meat
is
ontireiy
low in yield of
$€ssolli
season.
reF;**'f
tbr aofg-ahell
A*r:sg the
ta
on during
*arl|t*l a*
ts carried
f,ltht!8
crabs
when
fishing
ri*ras
erabE
of
sottsbeli
of, aaf,t*ehElt
EGsFpas**a*ly
ra*teq
.*,r ttfic{ sf, w*u}?*cr
gw*'pblsar
bass foffid ta rary n.ron
'"6drns
fr*
F-*r !,6 yaarr
erffi6 lbc ecactr'
This
?h1r
rt b*e $'se
*g
i UTsaUTcanplrl
J'
as* $sa
ry
rs t&
nd tb*Eu€h s*ptscrr
&ugr$&
6f
pa:t
ra&tsr
tbs
dats!:ei.d ta b€ d'rrEs
th* t*ss f,sr 4Pltst.
r;s* feqd ao bs lat*rr
a6ssa
thle
araa
s#bryrre
TT
let'er ia te*t srs&'' fhmefms
rrus&a
t&Bs*
bsek ts herdl*sh€Xl" bsflts *Wsod'mt61y
to ba
tbtu gaaeemli ts bel*s?|a6
corcara!'*g
ragulx'tl*na
!x oder ts plg tx *ry
r*ur'lil
q,*e*eus' f,=rr's*trtstEs
*fi
tk
eri*a*
tu*o
tnts
nse*ss*," te Epttt ths saes?
thE pe*h gf, rqft".ek}I
ii ..-IiI ta ?bt @4r
s*suf'€s*
-3 -3-
o{ 19/*? *ff
*}g
'!"'ll
t
b*:.def{es&
be.dstined p$
as fM
fr
M
il
Head ssat&"
south
fr*m Casca3e
S**#'de S68d
6*sw*s Head
r$!s#an frc
cascade
es'x€hsnd
&*d north
&eq]re
${aes there
Since
vo ryta*s*
areas, xre*
such *a dlrlef*n
divisionlffild
wo14
ef tbs
*hcsa *w
Ls
be&'*q* these
is x*
n oor-1appi
*rra'r*tr*pp{ng of
the f,tsbseF
fiohwy bet,eri
be
praetical
k er'tirely
€{Rtgsly pr*s€1,**1.
3r#
rs*rSnm yield
abtsia the
6b+raxmi.a
1n
ordr to
t* obtain
Ia eed,sr
fXeS* £ro
thtg Bs€qrg{t
this
resouroG
t'b*c+ tm
Lnto these
then rsewcrdd
reooimen4e4 ttet
that tfos
the Sngor
Oregon saasb
coast bs
be ittrtdsd
divd.d into
two b*fmt
before
It ite tbsn
it
gLvca authority
s. closed
ologad aGatffi
ho given
to declare
decnaru a
eaaon
uffid 6$ra8
aut&orttF to
earned
areasaxi
andekt
thattbthe6#.oeie!r
Ciasion 1.o
tt is
ta fonnd,
ahtt
uhoa It
ncttcr
te t&s
theaeareas
arB&Fupon
upoatwo
tw weeks
in
ab ofef,
these
ice to
the ftgbslacEl
tLsheren when
fcwI that
ia aa€h
rccks no
sdt
the
tb* aryer
oyer a:X
all pWu*aee
percentage sf
of *aft'-sbl}!
soft-shells segur#ry
occurringrnsgds
exceda te
t*n por
pr cent,
ss*scBnapefled
EFtd
*a season
re the
aba,larr
te de
th*aht.hority
The
have
ta
*orr*the
fha Ciaaicn
ef&*.fty
6ffi{,r*J,*gshould
rhml8also
aI,*E
frr{Fbff CInG
crq,be
percenrtsgs of
sf the
tba "nuither
all percentage
eyer all
ube the
t&e over
in
each map*cu.ve
respective area
one grr*dsr
grad& crabs
ln eacrh
are when
determined e&
at tb*
the @llt'eeqr{ry
p lie bearing
qecCoo!i.;.sion
hf the
Swpr:*s*m awqd*
as
exceeds ea ftggl.s
figure ts
to h
be de**fr*fryd
el*ftd by
as defined
ruguLatt'*as.
bafng held
f,cr such
sueh regulations
bcld for
being
s,**iltlms
oa eondItion
rqat$fd on
tr required
trhl* is
xt&ry which
frcthd" study
It
tt pending
5.8 reccmziended
ire*{ffiod6# *kA
It is
ffiipe fuith.z'
effr&fs
3
the @*
bays that
eeaaonal
to&ooff..ehore
e**e the
sE srs bk limited
strt&l:r th*
fqf,T{ry
&**eml cleaure
exietin withi
erd.sttstr
-tha foregoing
t&a p*m*
ra they tra tt the
oFnopenaitbyareat
bqvs
rcm*tn
th6the
fiehel7 only
onlyanC
andth*t
that
boys
ramtr
fLabsr1r
tjee.
t5sro
Roger fs}l*film
?ollfson
Spgur
Bfal*trG
Aquatic
Aqustte Biologist