Crab Fishery - Pacific Region

Dungeness crabs (Cancer magister) are the most important species of crab harvested in British Columbia and are exploited by commercial, native and sport fishers coast wide. Dungeness crabs occupy the eastern Pacific Ocean and range from the Aleutian Islands to Mexico, from the intertidal zone to depths of 180 m. The inception of the commercial fishery occurred before the turn of the century with first recorded landings in 1885. The sport fishery has an equally long history and aboriginal harvests of Dungeness crab precede the discovery of North America by Europeans.

Highlights

• Report: The Economics of British Columbia’s Crab Fishery: Socio-Economic Profile, Viability, and Market Trends

Integrated Fisheries Management Plans

• Crab Integrated Fisheries Management Plan

Fishery Information

• Species Biology
• Crab Consultations - Fisheries Management Consultations and the Crab Sectoral (advisory) Committee and Research Subcommittee
• Research documents and stock status reports - Scientific papers and short resource status papers, available through the Department's Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat (CSAS) site

Service Providers

Ecotrust North Coast Office
Amanda Barney
Suite 6 - 222 Third Avenue West
Prince Rupert, BC V8J 1L1
Phone: 250-624-4191
Fax: 604-682-1944
amanda@ecotrust.ca

Ecotrust South Coast Office
12A Victoria Crescent
Nanaimo, BC V9R 3B8
Phone: 250-755-7877
Fax: 604-682-1944

Pacific Coast Fishery Services Inc.
Willem Buitendyk
270 Suneagle Dr.
Saltspring Island BC, V8K 1E5
Phone: 250-391-7686
willem@pcfish.ca

Contacts

Lead Resource Manager, Crab
Shaun Davies 250-627-3477

Resource Management

Regional Shellfish Coordinator
Jeff Johansen 604-666-3869

Lead (Area A and B) Crab Manager
Shaun Davies (Chair) 250-627-3477

Area E and G Manager
David Fogtmann 250-339-3799

Area I and J Manager
Bridget Ennevor 604-666-6390

Area H Manager
Mike Kattilakoski 250-756-7315

Lead South Coast Manager
Juanita Rogers 250-756-7258

Science Branch

Pacific Biological Station
Jason Dunham 250-729-8363

Conservation and Protection

Crab Enforcement Representative
Stefan Beckmann 250-363-3252