Off Washington state's coast, crabbers get early start to season, haul in bounty of Dungeness crab

For fishers, processors and retailers, this is a welcome change from the past six years when the season hasn't started until Dec. 31 or later due to the lack of meat in the crabs or the presence of domoic acid, a marine biotoxin.

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