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.

Earlier this month, commercial snow crabs started hitting Unalaska’s docks again, for the first time in nearly three years. The Bering Sea snow crab fishery reopened in mid-October, after billions of ...

A pair of NOAA Fisheries surveys of the Northern and Eastern Bering Sea show positive signs for two Alaskan fisheries: ...

Tumultuous waves and horrendous weather can’t stop crab fishermen. They’re tough and determined. But tedious bickering and hours-long bargaining in Washington, D.C. can shut down an entire industry, ...

ALASKA, USA — Officials in Alaska announced Friday that a limited snow crabbing season in the Bering Sea will be allowed this year. The announcement comes after the crabbing season was canceled two ...

Bering Sea snow crab, with two specimens seen in this undated photo, support an iconic Alaska seafood harvest, but a crash in population since 2018 triggered the first ever closure of the fishery in ...

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 ...