January 10, 2023 3:20 a.m.

Oregon’s commercial Dungeness crab fishery season opens from Cape Falcon to Cape Arago on January 15th, after having passed all tests for the crab being ready to harvest.

A release from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said the season opens February 1st from Cape Falcon north to Washington State in accordance with the Tri-State Protocol.

Meat fill now meets or exceeds criteria in all areas of Oregon, and biotoxins are below alert levels in all crab tests from Cape Arago north. Domoic acid testing of crab will continue from Cape Arago south to the California border as test results Friday showed elevated levels of the biotoxin in that area.

The release said ODFW works closely with the crab fishing industry, the Oregon Dungeness Crab Commission, and the Oregon Department of Agriculture on testing and season openings. ODFW also coordinates with California and Washington to help create an orderly start to the season within the Tri-State region.