Invertebrate Management Project: Crab Work Products

Much of the research that the Invertebrate Management Team completes to aid in the management of important commercial and recreational marine invertebrate fisheries is documented in the form of technical reports, data summaries, and scientific publications, including the Fish and Game Quarterly. Invertebrate Management Team staff also engage and educate the public through Outdoor California articles, flyers, educational brochures and other venues. The following links provide access to many of CDFW's crab work products and publications that fall within the realm of fishery-dependent and fishery- independent research, and also educational outreach.

• California Dungeness Crab Catch by Season, 1915-2012
• California's Living Marine Resources - A Status Report (2001)
  Details the history, biology and fishery for the following species
  • Dungeness crab
  • Rock crab
  • Sand crab
  • Sheep crab
• Common Crabs of the San Francisco Estuary - Annual Status and Trends Report (2004)
  A report summarizing the abundance trends and distributional patterns of the most common Cancer crabs and the Chinese mitten crab in the San Francisco Estuary
• Status of the Fisheries Report (2003)
  Overview of the fisheries through 2002 with historical references for the following species
  • Dungeness crab
  • Sheep crab
• Magazine and Newsletter Articles
  • Abalone and Red Sea Urchins Die During Red Tide in Northern California
    Marine Management News, October 2011
  • Birth of a Fishery: A grooved Tanner crab fishery emerges off northern California
    Marine Management News, April 2005