Hope on the horizon for Bering Sea snow crab
The Bering Sea snow crab crash produced an economic whiplash that has shrunk the fleet and left fishing businesses and communities reeling. The whip snapped hard.
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The Bering Sea snow crab crash produced an economic whiplash that has shrunk the fleet and left fishing businesses and communities reeling. The whip snapped hard.
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council’s Crab Plan Team met last Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday in preparation for the upcoming meeting of the NPFMC, which will be held Oct. 5-10.
Two of the largest crab fisheries in Alaska will be completely closed this season as stocks continue to decline. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced closures in the Bering Sea snow crab fishery and the Bristol Bay red king crab fisheries on Oct. 10. The fisheries usually begin in mid-October. Fish and Game has the final say on whether a fishery goes forward, and
Twenty applications for Alaska aquatic farm permits were received by the state by the April 30 deadline.
Even as scientists are still trying to figure out why the Bering Sea snow crab stock crashed in 2021, federal managers are working on a plan to help rebuild it. The North Pacific Fishery Management Council last week voted to accept alternatives for analysis on its snow crab rebuilding plan — a middle step before implementing an actual plan that will change fishing regulations