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Recreational crab fishing halted in Grays Harbor, Willapa Bay By Dan Hammock, The Daily World Published: December 30, 2020, 8:17am Share: ABERDEEN — Recreational Dungeness crab fisheries on the coast from areas north of Point Chehalis to the Queets River have closed due to elevated marine toxin levels, state shellfish managers announced Monday. Previous closures remain in effect for Marine Area 1 (Ilwaco) and Marine Area 2 (Grays Harbor and Willapa Bay) due to elevated marine toxin levels. “We wish we had better news, but our first priority is public safety,” said state D...

OLYMPIA — Recreational Dungeness crab fishing has closed in Willapa Bay and remain closed in Grays Harbor, while crab fisheries on the Washington coast north of Point Chehalis will reopen, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife shellfish managers announced Dec. 22.