Dungeness
Britishnoun
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Splurge for the Alaskan Red or Golden King crab legs, or choose a more budget-friendly and still local Dungeness or snow crab.
From Salon • Jul. 20, 2025
Jue said he has three other types of fishing permits, which allow him to continue earning a living by catching Dungeness crab, rock crab and rockfish.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2025
From 2014 to 2016, a Pacific Ocean heat wave forced anchovies and other humpback prey closer to shore and into the path of Dungeness crab fishing equipment.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2024
It’s a much-improved gastropub menu, with Dungeness crab rolls and a seared tuna sandwich, and classics like sausage rolls and fish and chips.
From Seattle Times • May 8, 2024
McDonald made his living logging—harvesting enormous cottonwood trees that grew in the gravelly bottomlands along the Dungeness River.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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