Coastal commercial crab area fishery maps

The Quinault primary SMA will be closed to state fishers beginning at 8 a.m. on February 8, 2025. The primary SMA is scheduled to remain closed to state fishers until further notice. 

The Quinault primary SMA is described as the coastal waters shoreward of a line approximating the 27- fathom depth curve between Raft River (47°28.00) and Copalis River (47°08.00) according to the following coordinates:

• Northeast Corner (Raft River):                47°28.00 N. Lat.  124°20.70 W. Lon.
• Northwest Corner:                                    47°28.00 N. Lat.  124°34.00 W. Lon.
• Southwest Corner:                                   47°08.00 N. Lat.   124°25.50 W. Lon.
• Southeast Corner (Copalis River):         47°08.00 N. Lat.   124°11.20 W. Lon.

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Area 1: Klipsan Beach (46°28.00 N) to Cape Falcon, OR (including Willapa Bay)

Opens at 9 a.m. on January 15, 2025, with gear setting at 8 a.m. on January 12, 2025. 

Licenses and vessels designated to those licenses that fish in the fishery between Pt. Arena, CA and Cape Falcon, OR, before the area between Cape Falcon, OR and Klipsan Beach opens will be allowed to fish in Area 1 at 8 a.m. on February 14, 2025. 

Area 2: Oysterville (46°33.00 N) to Klipsan Beach (46°28.00 N)

Opens at 9 a.m. on February 11, 2025, with gear setting at 8 a.m. on February 8, 2025. 

Licenses and vessels designated to those licenses that fish in the fishery between Pt. Arena, CA and Klipsan Beach, WA, including Willapa Bay, before the area north of Klipsan Beach opens will be allowed to fish in Area 2 at 8 a.m. on February 21, 2025. 

Areas 3-5: Oysterville (46°33.00 N) to US/Canada border

Opens at 9 a.m. February 11, 2025, with gear setting at 8 a.m. on February 8, 2025. 

Licenses and vessels designated to those licenses that fish in the fishery between Pt. Arena, CA and Klipsan Beach, WA, including Willapa Bay (Area 1), before the area north of Klipsan Beach opens will be allowed to fish in Areas 3-5 at 8 a.m. on March 18, 2025.

WAC 220-340-400 Definition - Commercial crab fishing: "Commercial crab fishing" means any taking, fishing, use, or operation of gear to fish for crab for commercial purposes and includes the possession of crab on the water for commercial purposes, and the landing or initial delivery of crab for commercial purposes.