NEWPORT, Ore. — Oregon officials plan to open the commercial crab season on December 18 for a portion of coast that runs from Cape Blanco to the Oregon-California border.
Officials say tests have shown low biotoxin results on the southern end of the state.
The state Department of Fish and Wildlife and Department of Agriculture said the recreational bay and ocean crab fishery from Tillamook Head south to Cape Lookout opens on Saturday.
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