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The Dungeness crab is a type of crab that inhabits eel-grass beds and water bottoms from the Aleutian Islands in Alaska to Santa Cruz, California. They are named after Dungeness, Washington , a town now known as Old Town, Washington or Old Town Dungeness, Washington , which is located approximately five miles north of Sequim.

They measure 10 inches (25.4 cm) in some areas off the coast of Washington, but typically are under 8 inches (20.3 cm). They are a popular delicacy, and are the most commercially important crab in Washington's territorial waters.