EUGENE, Ore. — If you like shellfish, you’re in luck.
Oregon’s commercial Dungeness crab season is officially back, stretching from Cape Foulweather to the California border.
The season was set to open on December 1 but was delayed until the 15th.
Fisherman’s Market in Eugene brought back their first haul of the season Sunday morning, weighing in at 1,400 pounds and were said to be bringing back over a thousand more pounds before the day’s end.
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