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Washington Weighs a Bigger Penalty for Unreturned Puget Sound Crab Cards
Washington Fish and Wildlife will hold a virtual public meeting on November 18 about raising the penalty for not returning Puget Sound Dungeness crab catch record cards, now $10, the department said November 4. Only 43 percent of summer crab card holders reported their catch in 2024 and 2025, and returns have declined since the 2013-14 season, making it harder to measure the harvest and meet tribal sharing obligations. If you crabbed this year, report your catch by the card's deadline, online or by mail, even if you caught nothing.
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