The bairdi crab and king crab are two distinct crab varieties. Bairdi is a snow crab variety known as a queen crab. Opilio ...

Crab pots sit on a dock June 25 in Kodiak, Alaska. Alaska fishermen will be able to harvest red king crab, the largest and most lucrative of all the Bering Sea crab species, for the first time in two ...

KODIAK, Alaska — A quiet early October day on the bay in Kodiak, Alaska looks idyllic, but it's a problem for local fishermen. Early fall is usually when crabbers are frantically preparing for a long ...

Bering Sea crabbers will see a boost in catch limits this season, after years of cancellations and small harvests due to low snow and king crab stocks. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced ...

Alaskan Tanner crab, also known as Bairdi, is set to receive a significant boost in Japan during the New Year season thanks to a nationwide sales promotion by Aeon Retail, one of the country's largest ...

Nine miles off Alaska’s Kachemak Bay, Skipper Gene Cameron and his two crewmen maneuvered the 40-ft. Kathy C. along a string of buoys and hauled crab pots, one at a time, from the bottom, 100 ft.

In 1940, the Alaskan King Crab Expedition was commissioned by the Fish and Wildlife Service (Department of Interior) in order to study crab and the fishing industry in the vicinity of Aleutian Islands ...