A little late but crab season has finally started at the Crescent City.Crabbers set down their pots Tuesday afternoon and with good weather prevailing, there'll be plenty of Dungeness crab coming to Market soon.Prevailing rate for the crabbers is between $2.25 and $3.00 a pound. Crews with lots of smiles on their faces were busy loading pots on their vessels.#placement_573654_0_i{width:100%;max-width:550px;margin:0 auto;}var rnd = window.rnd || Math.floor(Math.random()*10e6);var pid573654 = window.pid573654 || rnd;var plc573654 = window.plc573654 || 0;var abkw = window.abkw || '';var absrc = 'https://ads.empowerlocal.co/adserve/;ID=181918;size=0x0;setID=573654;type=js;sw='+screen.width+';sh='+screen.height+';spr='+window.devicePixelRatio+';kw='+abkw+';pid='+pid573654+';place='+(plc573654++)+';rnd='+rnd+';click=CLICK_MACRO_PLACEHOLDER';var _absrc = absrc.split("type=js"); absrc = _absrc[0] + 'type=js;referrer=' + encodeURIComponent(document.location.href) + _absrc[1];document.write(''); News Photos: Crab Boats launching out to sea January 17th News Photos: Boats getting ready the day before crab season googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad-1515727'); });