by Laine Welch | Feb 2, 2022 | Crab
From Alaska Journal of Commerce — Bering Sea snow crab deemed ‘overfished’ By: Elizabeth Earl For the Journal Post date: Wed, 02/02/2022 – 9:10am After a sudden decline in the stock last year, federal managers have officially designated Bering Sea snow...
by Laine Welch | Dec 27, 2021 | Crab, Economics, Fish Radio Programs, Groundfish
Washington trawlers tied up at Dutch Harbor, AK Credit: NOAA As Alaska struggles to find new sources of revenue, its leaders might look to...
by Laine Welch | Nov 1, 2021 | Crab, Fish Radio Programs
Westward region crabbers at Kodiak, Chignik and the Alaska Peninsula got a 1.8 million pound boost for bairdi Tanner crab, snow crab’s larger cousin, in a fishery that kicks off in mid-January. Just over a million pounds goes to Kodiak crabbers...
by Laine Welch | Oct 28, 2021 | Crab
Offloading Tanner crabs at Kodiak From Peggy Parker at SeafoodNews.com October 28, 2021 After being...
by Laine Welch | Oct 25, 2021 | Bycatch, Crab, Fish Radio Programs, NPFMC
Faced with crashing crab stocks, council looks to swiftly analyze closures and trawl impacts By: Elizabeth Earl For the Journal Wed, 10/20/2021 As crab fishermen face a dire season in Western Alaska this year, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council is looking...
by Laine Welch | Oct 11, 2021 | Crab, Environment, Fish Radio Programs
The catch for snow crab – Alaska’s largest Bering Sea crab fishery – has been slashed to just 5.6 million pounds for the upcoming season, down 88% from the previous harvest of 45 million pounds. Just three years ago, managers were touting a huge snow crab...
