Bering Sea snow crab, with two specimens seen in this undated photo, support an iconic Alaska seafood harvest, but a crash in population triggered two consecuctive years of closure, starting in 2022.

Fishing in designated areas off the Alaskan coast will continue despite pleas from harvesters and conservation groups to close the crucial habitat known for its red king crabs and allow for minimal ...

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 regulatory ...

Commercial fishing is one the most dangerous occupations in the U.S., characterized by hazardous working conditions, ...

Southeast Alaska’s next commercial golden king crab and Tanner crab fisheries will open on Feb. 17. The Tanner crab population is on a slight decline, whereas golden king crab is on track for an ...

The red king crab savings area was established in 1996 and is permanently closed to bottom trawling, but it remains open to midwater — or pelagic — trawlers, pot fishing and longlining. (Bri ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Fishing: Barents Sea - King Crab Step out and brave the rough Barents Sea to catch a new type of prey: The king crab. Load up cages into one of two brand ...

It’s hard to put a finger on what drives the wild popularity of Deadliest Catch, the Discovery Channel’s series about crab fishing in the Bering Sea. Pulling load after load of crustaceans off the ...

The most casual contracts were oral. A handshake meant something more. And when crab industry pioneer Karl Kaldestad wanted a business plan dead to rights, ironclad, inviolate, he didn't turn to an ...

After a two-year hiatus forced by low stocks, the Bering Sea snow crab harvest is back on. The decision to reopen the harvest, announced on Oct. 4 by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, is based ...