California Commercial Dungeness Crab
Fishery
2007/08 Season Review
Tri-State Dungeness Crab Committee
California Department of Fish and Game
Marine Invertebrate Management Project
Tom Barnes
Pete Kalvass
Brooke McVeigh
Northern
Central
Management
Areas
2006-07
2004-05
2002-03
2000-01
1998-99
1996-97
1994-95
1992-93
1990-91
1988-89
20
1986-87
25
1984-85
1982-83
1980-81
Landings (Millions of pounds)
Dungeness Crab Landings 1980-2008
Catch by Region
Northern
Region
Central
Region
15
10
5
0
California Dungeness Crab Catch (in pounds) by Season
Updated: 07/29/2008, Source: CDFG
Region:
Season
2007-08*
2006-07
2005-06
2004-05
2003-04
2002-03
2001-02
2000-01
northern
central
Crescent City
Eureka
Bodega Bay
Ft. Bragg
San Francisco
Area
Area
4,709,541
3,373,191
7,531,678
5,663,228
17,795,988
5,393,656
19,061,375
5,913,762
15,915,672
5,018,266
9,467,265
4,117,120
1,892,466
1,608,284
3,986,966
1,620,561
State-wide 20-yr average (1987/88 to 2006/07)
15,217,312 lbs/season
Northern-area 20-yr average (1987/88 to 2006/07)
10,807,344 lbs/season
southern
Monterey,
Morro Bay
Area
143,553
271,239
584,134
198,096
204,592
145,369
97,310
34,158
California
State-wide
8,226,285
13,466,145
23,773,778
25,173,234
21,138,530
13,729,754
3,598,060
5,641,686
Ex-vessel value
$22,532,226
$30,381,002
$39,587,165
$39,305,430
$35,310,964
$22,549,733
$7,698,871
$12,597,828
Boats
Landing
385
416
408
423
412
399
385
424
2006/07 season California commercial Dungeness crab landings in
pounds
3,000,000
16,000,000
2006/07 Landings (lbs)
Cumulative Landings (lbs)
14,000,000
12,000,000
Landings (lbs)
2,000,000
10,000,000
1,500,000
8,000,000
6,000,000
1,000,000
4,000,000
500,000
2,000,000
0
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35
Week # of Season
Cumulative Landings (lbs)
2,500,000
2007/08 season California commercial Dungeness crab landings in pounds
1,800,000
9,000,000
2007/08 Landings (lbs)
Cumulative 07/08 Landings (lbs)
8,000,000
1,400,000
7,000,000
1,200,000
6,000,000
1,000,000
5,000,000
800,000
4,000,000
600,000
3,000,000
400,000
2,000,000
200,000
1,000,000
0
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33
Week # of Season
Cumulative Landings (lbs)
Landings (lbs)
1,600,000