whereas golden king crab is on track for an increased harvest. Recent Tanner crab stock surveys show less mature biomass compared to years prior. But according to the Alaska Department of Fish and ...

Officials scrubbed the hunting seasons out of concern for king and snow crab populations ... the total combined estimate of mature male biomass for all crab stocks was 64,894 tons, an 11 percent ...

changing ocean currents — all those things can affect a blue king crab's ability to reproduce and the ability for larvae to mature to adult crab, which of course affects overall biomass of the ...

King crab is served chilled with drawn butter and ... and are not able to migrate as quickly as many finfish. “The biomass of crabs up there at St. Lawrence Island [northwest of mainland Alaska ...

Red king crab are the largest of the commercially harvested ... But whether or not we’re seeing a rebound in the biomass is hard to say,” Stichert said during the Oct. 12 briefing.

The fall red king crab harvest was canceled for the second year because of the low number of mature female crabs, which can indicate of the health of the broader population.

Following the meetings, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game said Bering snow crab season will be closed for 2023-2024; Bristol Bay red king crab will open. Tanner crab will also be open for ...

Historically, the red king crab fishery was Alaska's top shellfish ... He reflects, "When it comes to understanding crab ...

Gabriel Prout is grateful for a modest haul of king crab, but it's the vanishing of another crustacean variety that has the fishing port in Kodiak, Alaska, bracing for financial fallout ...