The agreement, which took effect by May 14, reduces the current US tariff on Chinese imports from 145% to 30%, while China's ...

The declaration Friday covers Bristol Bay king crab harvests suspended for two years, and the snow crab harvest that will be canceled for the first time in 2023. Also covered are 2021 salmon ...

Fourteen vessels had landed about 680,000 pounds of Bristol Bay king crab as of Wednesday, Oct. 23. 2024. The average weight is 6.84 pounds, and the catch rate is 35 legal males per pot.

The Bering Sea’s biggest and most lucrative crab fisheries opened last week, and so far, fishing is looking good. “Fishing has been very good for the [Bristol Bay red king crab] fleet this season and ...

Photo by NOAA Fisheries Alaska’s red king crab industry has been used to riding the highest highs and lowest lows. After years of closures, Bristol Bay’s fishermen were cautiously optimistic about the ...

and a two-year closure for Bristol Bay king crab that ended in 2023, underscoring the devastating environmental and financial toll. “The Council decided not to move forward on refining the ...

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council has decided not to approve a request to close the Bristol Bay red king crab saving area to commercial fishing. The council considered a request from the ...

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has reopened the Bristol Bay red king crab fishery, following a two-year closure. ADF&G announced Friday morning that the lucrative crab fishery will open ...

In the long term, the future for Bering Sea crab and the people who depend on it is clouded by environmental and economic upheaval. The decision by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game to open ...

The decision by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game to open harvests of Bristol Bay red king crab after an unprecedented two-year shutdown was a close call, a state biologist told industry ...