The Bering Sea snow crab fishery reopened in mid-October, after billions of the crab disappeared and the fishery was shut ...

Earlier this month, commercial snow crabs started hitting Unalaska’s docks again for the first time in nearly three years.

Red king crab live in diverse environments—from coastal bays in the north, to open sea shelves in the Bering Sea. They also live in small bays and fjords fed by glacial melt in Southeast Alaska ...

When a show like “Deadliest Catch” can last for 20 seasons—and even outlast a collapse in the Alaskan crab population ... than winter in the Bering Sea. And the contest at hand is still ...

The Bering Sea snow crab ... part,” Nichols said. “Fishing so far — the reports from the grounds — there seems to be good numbers of nice, new shell, large snow crab on the far northern ...

Commercial fishing boats are lined up at the dock ... that usually support economically important fisheries; Bering Sea king and snow crab fisheries, for example, were closed for consecutive ...

the Bering Sea snow crab (opilio) fishery was opened for the 2024/2025 season with a harvest total of 4.72 million pounds, the smallest in the history of the fishery. While the season officially opens ...

Although the snow crab season opened Oct. 15, the facility isn’t taking any crab, a decision with big implications for the community of around 400 people. This season, the Bering Sea snow crab ...