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 ...

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 ...

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

ALASKA, USA — Crabbers are back in the Bering Sea Tuesday for the first day of the crabbing season, many of whom are from Washington. This is the first time in three years they are allowed to catch ...

Snow crab stocks in Alaska’s Bering Sea, which crashed a few years ago, have recovered enough to allow a modest harvest starting in mid-October. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game on Monday ...

WASHINGTON, USA — As the Pacific Northwest's crabbing crisis continues, scientists are still working to determine if this year's snow crabbing season will be canceled for a third straight year. "The ...

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, ...

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.

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 ...