ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon crab fishing season has improved a lot since it got off to a delayed start followed by stormy weather early in the season.
John Corbin of the Astoria Crab Marketing Association told The Daily Astorian the outlook for the Dungeness crab season wasn’t very bright at the beginning.
Corbin says crab fishermen got pummeled by 65 miles per hour winds and were plagued by rain in the season’s first few days.
His own first picks – the initial pots pulled up by North Coast crabbers – were disappointingly light, and others were having similar experiences.
