Dungeness crab: Oregon’s most lucrative fishery | Pacific Northwest food | Superabundant S2 E1

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. But Dungeness crab are a fickle species, dependent on a perfect confluence of environmental factors that are changing with the climate. As the 2023 season gets off to a late start, Superabundant captured the action of a record year, from sea to table, with a delicious chili crab preparation from Portland’s Singapore-style supper club, Sibeiho and a visit to the legendary crab races in the coastal town of Garibaldi.

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Superabundant S2 E1 - Dungeness crab

Chapters
0:00 Pacific coast crabbers heading out to sea
0:25 Oregon Crab racing
0:50 Why Dungeness crabs are important to Oregon
1:15 Oregon’s 2022 Dungeness crab season
1:38 The Dangers of the Dungeness crab fishery
2:36 The game of crab
3:02 Why crabs live in the Pacific Northwest.
3:26 Where do crabs come from?
3:34 Wind-driven upwelling
4:08 Why the Pacific Coast is a productive ecosystem
4:22 Baby crabs and crab early lifecycle
4:42 Climate change and warming waters
5:08 Crabbing challenges and Domoic acid
5:52 The most valuable crabbing year
6:33 Garibaldi crab races at The Old Mill
8:24 Traditional Crab Dinner and the taste of home
8:52 Sibeiho Supperclub’s Dungeness crab is inspiration
9:35 How to make chili crab
11:08 How important crab is to Oregon.
12:04 How to support Oregon Public Broadcasting.

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