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Tri-State Dungeness Crab Committee Meeting 8/14/08 - Portland, OR
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Oregon Coastal Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery
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Preseason Test Results for 2007-08 Season Percent Pickout PortOctoberNovember Astoria23.17 Not retested, Criteria met Garibaldi24.11 Not retested Newport22.8925.97 Coos Bay 24.51 Not retested, Criteria met Port Orford 23.7823.72 Brookings22.3423.24
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45° 44° 43° 42° 46° 48° 47° 41° 40° Dungeness Crab Pre-season Test Sites Astoria Garibaldi Newport Coos Bay Port Orford Brookings Preseason Test Stations: 2 Sites from each of 6 Ports
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Temporary Rules Adopted for the 2007-08 Season 1.Commercial fishing vessels allowed to retrieve derelict ocean Dungeness crab gear inseason (effective 12/11/07 – 8/28/08) 2.Allow for early replacement of up to 10% (effective 12/14/07) 3.Limited derelict gear retrieval project (2/25/08 – 8/28/08) 4.Increased the number of derelict pots allowed from 6 to 50 (6/11/08 – 8/28/08)
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Buoy Tag Replacement 4,202 buoy tags were replaced during the 2007-08 season Buoy tag replacement options with submission of signed declaration of loss. 1.Up to 10% replaced after the first 30 days of the season 2.Catastrophic Loss (Fire, Capsizing, or Sinking) 3.Extraordinary Event (Director’s decision)
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Catch and Value of the Dungeness fishery since 1947 As of the end of July, over 12 million pounds have been landed into Oregon with a total value of over $29 million for the 2007-08 season.
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Makeup of the Dungeness crab fleet: 432 Limited Entry Permits (Fishery went LE in 1995) 300 -350 are active any given season ( 312 Oregon permits made landings this season)
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