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 fishermen are feeling the pinch after Bering Sea snow crab season was canceled for the second year in a row.

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has canceled the Bristol Bay king crab season for a second year in a row and called off the winter hunting season for smaller snow crabs. Officials scrubbed ...

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

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 ...

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.

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 ...

The Bering Sea crab industry announced it is partnering with NOAA Fisheries’ Alaska Fisheries Science Center and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game to meet a critical need for winter data on ...

Alaska fishermen will be able to harvest red king crab for the first time in two years, offering a slight reprieve to the beleaguered fishery beset by low numbers likely exacerbated by climate ...

The Kodiak price this season was reported as high as $4.25 a pound for the crab that weigh just over 2 pounds on average. The pulls are skimpy, though, averaging just two crab per pot.

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.