Boat Limit for Crabs?

February 27, 2014]

Question: What is the boat limit for taking crabs other than Dungeness? I plan to have between two and four people (all with fishing licenses) on my private boat and need to know the answer to this question. Thank you very much for your help. (Jay T.)

Answer: You may not pool your crabs since boat limits apply only to finfish and not to invertebrates (CCR Title 14, Section 27.60 (c)). With crabs, individual bag and possession limits apply. For Cancer crabs (excluding Dungeness crabs), including yellow crabs, rock crabs, red crabs and slender crabs, the limit is 35 crabs per person. Each crab must measure a minimum of four inches from edge of shell to edge of shell at the widest part (except there is no minimum size in parts of Humboldt County).

10 per person for dungees, 35 other

sounds like fun, where are you going?
I am thinkin of getting out there this weekend, my uncle is turning 80, and having a cioppino fest 

Can't pool your crabs? That doesn't sound right. Am I reading that wrong?   If you only drop one trap but there are 2 of you on the boat.  One for you, one for me.  Never separated them and party boats pool them.