Travel farther north, out of the Puget Sound, and the San Juan Island great you for more Pacific Northwest adventures another unique feature adding to the boating community is the Cascade Mountain watershed. With the many waterways through and around Camano, Whidbey, and Hat Island there is plenty of places to go in a short boat ride from the shores of Everett, Tulalip and Mukilteo. Many find it strange, non Pacific North Westerners that is, that Washington could have such a vibrant an active boating community since the weather is not as conducive to the sport as some other parts of the nation. In additional to commerce transportation, the United States Navy (ships and submarines) uses the many water ways to keep our country safe from coastal threats, learn more. It is common to see large tankers traveling on the westside of Whidbey Island, past Mukilteo, and onto Seattle for delivery or pickup. The Puget Sound is a major waterway for the transportation of goods coming into from other countries into the Seattle area and the Pacific Northwest as whole. Historically, the Puget Sound region was, and still is home too, the Tulalips, Pilchucks, Snohomish, and Snoqualmie (Snuqualmi) Indian Tribes and now many other cultures call the region home. With its official borders being the northern point of Whidbey Island all the way to down to Olympia. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife works to preserve, protect, and perpetuate fish, wildlife and ecosystems while providing sustainable fish, wildlife, and recreational and commercial opportunities.The Puget Sound is Washington’s largest salt water inlet and is connected to the Pacific Ocean via the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Admiralty Inlet. Winter catch reports are due to WDFW by Feb.1, 2022. For more information on Puget Sound crab catch record cards, visit WDFW's website at.
Winter catch record cards are free to those with crab endorsements and are available at license vendors across the state. All Dungeness crab caught in the late-season recreational fishery must be recorded immediately on winter catch record cards, which are valid through Dec. You must have a Puget Sound Dungeness crab endorsement to harvest Dungeness crabs from Puget Sound. Additional information is available on WDFW’s website at. Crabbers may also keep six red rock crabs of either sex per day with a minimum carapace width of 5 inches, and six Tanner crabs of either sex with a minimum carapace of 4 1/2 inches. The daily limit in Puget Sound is five Dungeness crab, males only, in hard-shell condition with a minimum carapace width of 6 1/4 inches. Summer CRCs can be submitted online or mailed to the address listed on the card. 1 to submit summer CRCs before the reporting period closes for the season. WDFW crab managers also remind crabbers they have until Oct. The portion of Marine Area 12 (Hood Canal) south of Ayock Point and Marine Area 13 will remain closed due to the ongoing conservation closure of all crab harvest. 1 to determine if enough quota remains to allow a winter fishery. Managers will re-evaluate the harvest estimates from marine areas 10 and 11 once the Catch Record Card (CRC) reporting period has closed on Oct. Sport crabbing will not immediately reopen for winter in marine areas 10 (Seattle-Bremerton) and 11 (Vashon Island) due to a large portion of the state share being attained in these areas during the summer recreational fishery. Sport crabbers are reminded that setting or pulling traps from a vessel is only allowed from one hour before official sunrise through one hour after official sunset. In each area, crabbing will be allowed seven days a week through Dec. 1 include marine areas 4 (Neah Bay, east of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line), 5 (Sekiu), 6 (eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca), 7 (San Juan Islands), 8-1 (Deception Pass, Hope Island, and Skagit Bay), 8-2 (Port Susan and Port Gardner), 9 (Admiralty Inlet), and the portion of Marine Area 12 (Hood Canal) north of Ayock Point. The openings were approved by fishery managers after summer catch assessments by WDFW indicated enough crab are available for harvest during the late season. 1, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) announced today. OLYMPIA – Several Puget Sound marine areas will reopen for recreational crab fishing beginning Oct. Marisa Lloyd / Friday, OctoWinter Recreational Crabbing Opens in Several Puget Sound Marine Areas Oct.