In Alaska, three species of king crab are caught commercially: the red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus, found in Bristol Bay, Norton Sound, and the Kodiak Archipelago), blue king crab (Paralithodes platypus, St. Matthew Island and the Pribilof Islands), and golden king crab (Lithodes aequispinus, Aleutian Islands). The red king crab is ...

2024年11月20日 · The future for Alaskan crabbers remains uncertain as the fleet grapples with mounting costs, economic challenges, and an unpredictable recovery for crab stocks. As industry leaders gather at the Pacific Marine Expo (PME), the conversations are centered not just on the fisheries themselves but also on the resilience of the fishing communities ...

2022年12月19日 · Alaska Bering Sea Crabbers, a nonprofit trade organization, petitioned the council to use its emergency powers to ban all fishing for six months in areas designated as protected zones for red...

Alaska Bering Sea Crabbers (ABSC) is a non-profit industry trade association representing the majority of independent crab harvesters who commercially fish with pot gear for king, snow …

2014年3月17日 · Alaska's Bering Sea crab fleet has had a rich and tumultuous history. The king crab boom of the 1970s generated exorbitant profits for all who participated; however, the...

2023年10月18日 · A harvest of Bering Sea bairdi tanner crab, a species related to snow crab, got the go-ahead from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, with a total allowable catch of about 2 million...

The crab fleet fishes with environmentally friendly pot gear with little bycatch of other species and a minimal footprint on the seafloor. The fishery operates under strict harvest limits and only adult males are retained for sale. Female and small male crab are carefully released in order to maintain the productivity of the stock.

Alaska Bering Sea Crabbers are well underway this fall season, on the grounds working hard. No pain no gain at sea! The Pacific Northwest up to Alaska fishing grounds are known for its strikingly unique yet rugged beauty, in terms of both nature and the hearts and minds of the great people who call it home.

2021年9月15日 · Now, the Bering Sea crab fleet and fishing communities around the state and the Pacific Northwest are bracing for yet another blow to their industry and are calling for new conservation efforts.

The Japanese roing crab fleet operating off the coast of Alaska in 1964 was composed of two foctoryships, twelve vessels to set the tangle nets, and about 16 small boats to haul and pick the tangle nets. The Japanese king crab fleet arrived north of the Alaska Peninsula in