This means that the government of Alaska gives each fishing vessel a certain number of crabs they are allowed to catch for the year. Then, the crab boats head out to sea and don't stop laying ...

Crabbers in Southeast Alaska could soon be able to harvest red king crabs after the Alaska Board of Fisheries approved a ...

In the last decade, there was just one commercial red king crab fishery in Southeast Alaska. But that could change with a ...

Crabbers in Southeast Alaska could soon be able to harvest red king crabs after the Alaska Board of Fisheries approved a ...

Trips last five to 12 days, and it usually takes one to two days to get to and from the fishing area. Before heading up to Alaska ... boat so it can be placed somewhere else. After a full crab ...

Still, that doesn’t necessarily mean the Alaska red king crab can handle major environmental changes such as climate change, habitat loss and modern threats from new fishing technologies.

New genetic research on the Alaska red king crab reveals previously undiscovered diversity among different regions, suggesting the species is more resilient to climate change and changing ocean ...

New genetic research on the Alaska red king crab reveals previously undiscovered ... fisheries-dependent data (collected on commercial fishing vessels) or independent surveys (from scientific ...