Crabbers and processors still negotiating

Crab fisherman are deciding whether to hold out for more money from processors, reports the Chronicle.

Local crab fisherman this morning are deciding whether to accept the $1.75 per pound price being offered by processors. Dungeness crab season legally begins Wednesday, but fishermen are allowed to start throwing out their pots today.

The groups that represent crab fisherman in San Francisco, Bodega Bay and Half Moon Bay were weighing the offer, which is 40 cents less than they originally asked for and 15 cents less than what they say they now want.

Last year’s negotiations delayed the start of the season by two weeks.