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Dungeness Crab

Dungeness crab is one of the most valuable commercial fisheries on the West Coast. These images, made for our film High Hopes, feature the ocean acidification lab at NOAA's Fisheries Science Center in Mukilteo, Washington and Dungeness crab fishermen from San Francisco and Bolinas, California.

Ocean Conservancy (2015)

Dungeness crab megalops at NOAA's Mukilteo research lab.
Dungeness crab megalops at NOAA's Mukilteo research lab.
Dungeness crab megalops at NOAA's Mukilteo research lab.
Zoe Nichols works by headlamp to measure the impact of ph changes on Dungeness crab megalopae metabolism at NOAA's Mukilteo research lab.
Juvenile Dungeness crab at NOAA's Mukilteo research lab.
Juvenile Dungeness crab at NOAA's Mukilteo research lab.
Juvenile Dungeness crab at NOAA's Mukilteo research lab.
In the ocean acidification lab at NOAA's Mukilteo research facility, Jennifer Imm loads a vile containing Dungeness crab megalopae into equipment that will expose the larvae to changes in ph.
In the ocean acidification lab at NOAA's Mukilteo research facility, Jennifer Imm loads a vile containing Dungeness crab megalopae into equipment that will expose the larvae to changes in ph.
Adult Dungeness crab at NOAA's Mukilteo research lab.
Adult Dungeness crab at NOAA's Mukilteo research lab.
John Mellor pilots the High Hopes through early-morning swells just outside of San Francisco Bay.
Deckhand Adan Cruz smiles after missing a buoy.
Adan Cruz feeds a buoy through a pot hauler while John Mellor steers his boat to the next trap.
Adan Cruz and Allan Quiton haul up a crab trap in 100 feet of water outside of San Francisco Bay.
Deckhand Adan Cruz swings a trap towards Allan Quiton during the last week of crab season.
Deckhand Allan Quiton swings a trap on board, while Allan Quiton looks on, during the last week of crab season.
Deckhands Allan Quiton and Adan Cruz swing a Dungeness crab trap on board during the last week of crab season.
Adan Cruz measures a dungeness crab. Any crab less than 5.75 inches is tossed back.
Allan Quiton stacks Dungeness crab traps on the back deck of the High Hopes.
Deckhand Allan Quiton takes a short break after pulling in all the Dungeness crab traps on the line.
Deckhands Adan Cruz and Allan Quiton sort through the catch.
John Mellor pilots the High Hopes back into Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco Bay.
Dungeness crab are hoisted onto the dock at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco.
Josh Churchman pulls up a Dungeness crab trap from 80 feet of water just off the town of Bolinas.
Josh Churchman hooks one of his pink and orange crab trap buoys to his pot hauler.
Josh Chruchman catches mostly female crab on the last few days of the season. All were thrown back.
Josh Chruchman tosses a female crab back into the water.
Josh Churchman stacks a trap on the back of his boat.
Dungeness crab fisherman Josh Churchman.
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