Snow crab babies were booming across the Bering Sea a few years ago, but an unexpected population crash is now devastating Alaska's crabbing industry.

Alaska’s commercial crab fishing fleet is bracing for hundreds of millions of dollars in losses as a result of declines in the snow crab and red king crab populations.

After an unprecedented two-year closure, there are enough snow crab to support a ‘conservative’ harvest, while the allowable harvest of red king crab has increased a bit.

House Bill 41 would allow certain nonprofits to pursue mariculture enhancement or restoration projects for species of shellfish — like abalone, razor clams, sea cucumbers and king crab.

SEATTLE — Crab fishermen are at a loss after Alaska canceled harvest season for two types of crabs over population concerns. For the first time ever, the Bering Sea snow crab harvest is closed ...

In Alaska, last fall's shocking collapse of the snow crab fishery shows that conditions for sea life can and are rapidly changing.

For the first time, Alaska has canceled its snow crab season on the Bering Sea. An Oregon fisherman shares what this means for him.

A person walks across the dock at St. Paul Harbor, Thursday, June 22, 2023, in Kodiak. Alaska fishermen will be able to harvest red king crab, the largest and most lucrative of all the Bering Sea ...

The color slides document work completed by Waldo L. Schmitt during the Alaska King Crab Investigation, 1940. Slides generally contain labels with date, number, and location; additionally labels ...

Washington, Alaska senators ask for federal fishery disaster declaration following cancelled crab harvests Washington and Alaska fisheries have lost nearly $300 million due to cancelled crab harvests.

Snow crab babies were booming across the Bering Sea a few years ago, but an unexpected population crash is now devastating Alaska's crabbing industry.