The North Pacific Fishery Management Council will not move forward with a request to close the Bristol Bay red king crab savings area to all commercial fishing. At its February meeting, the ...

Red king crab is a low-volume, high-value fishery. The crabs can bring in over $100 each. ... It would eliminate commercial fishing for red crab in the Juneau area,” said Messmer.

The city received federal relief last week after the 2021-22 king and snow crab collapses — funding that’s only now reaching ...

A person walks across the dock at St. Paul Harbor, Thursday, June 22, 2023, in Kodiak. Alaska fishermen will be able to harvest red king crab, the largest and most lucrative of all the Bering Sea ...

Every winter, over 2,000 tons of red king crab are pulled from the icy waters of Alaska, generating up to $43 million. In this video, we take you behind the scenes to discover the dangerous and ...

Step into the world of king crab fishing and uncover how fishermen rake in millions from harvesting Alaska’s prized crabs. Each year, they haul in millions of pounds of crabs, generating massive ...

So, I mean, Norway, and Bugøynes in particular, had been building their red king crab fishery since the ’90s, since Leif Ingilæ found that first crab, but it was always a niche fishery.

Crab pots sit on a dock June 25 in Kodiak, Alaska. Alaska fishermen will be able to harvest red king crab, the largest and most lucrative of all the Bering Sea crab species, for the first time in ...

The State of Alaska estimates the ex-vessel losses from the Bristol Bay red king crab and Bering Sea snow crab fisheries for the 2021/2022 and 2022/2023 seasons to be $287.7 million,” the ...

Alaska fishermen will be able to harvest red king crab, the largest and most lucrative of all the Bering Sea crab species, ... Messages were left Friday with fishing industry groups seeking comment.