Dungeness crab landings may not tip the scales in record fashion this season, but higher-than-normal meat fills were recorded along the Oregon coast weeks ahead of schedule.
“The plants all say this is some of the nicest quality that they’ve seen for December,” says Nick Furman, executive director of the Oregon Dungeness Crab Commission in Coos Bay, Ore.
When Oregon’s fleet began fishing on Dec. 1, ex-vessel prices stood at USD 1.60 a pound, a guaranteed price for the first week after sta…
