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In Puget Sound, how many units of crab gear may each person fish?

Two units each.

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  1. Five units per person
  2. Two units per person ✔
  3. One unit per boat

Why: One pot, one ring net or one star trap counts as one unit. Puget Sound allows two units per person.

Huh, didn't know that: Each unattended pot, ring net or star trap needs its own buoy line and buoy.

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Answer: Two units per person. One pot, one ring net or one star trap counts as one unit. Puget Sound allows two units per person.

  1. WDFW Statewide gear rules wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/shellfishing-regulations/gear-rules
    Crab: Two units of crab gear per person, and no limit on the number of units of crab gear per boat.
    Checked 2026-10-10.
  2. WDFW Statewide gear rules wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/shellfishing-regulations/gear-rules
    Exception: Columbia River - three units of crab gear per person.
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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