OAR 635-005-0515: Size and Sex of Bay and Estuary Dungeness Crab

(1) It is unlawful to take, land or possess for commercial purposes: (a) Female Dungeness crab; or (b) Male Dungeness crab less than 6-1/4 inches measured the shortest distance through the body of the crab from edge of shell to edge of shell from directly in front of the tenth anterolateral spine. (2) Any undersized or female Dungeness crab taken from a bay must be released immediately unharmed into the fishing area and not brought to the dock. (3) It is unlawful to possess or transport Dungeness crab that have been mutilated prior to landing so that the size or sex cannot be determined.