Seafood

The 2022 Dungeness crab season was the most lucrative in Oregon history. Unusually for recent years, it started on time, yields were high and prices soared, leading to a boon for commercial crabbers and the coastal communities that depend on them.

The coronavirus pandemic has sent shock waves through Oregon's $700 million seafood industry as mandatory restaurant closures have cut off a vital market and sent prices plummeting.