CRAB

A third seafood processing plant has shut down in the Aleutian Islands amid a COVID-19 outbreak, threatening to further derail lucrative winter fisheries…

The U.S. Coast Guard is seeking help from the public in its investigation of a Dutch Harbor-based fishing vessel that was lost off the Alaska Peninsula…

While Dutch Harbor has been named the nation's top fishing port in terms of volume for the 22nd consecutive year, the port dropped from second to third…

It's been just over a month since the F/V Scandies Rose sunk west of Kodiak. Two fishermen were rescued wearing gumby survival suits in a life raft. The…

The Eastern Aleutian District tanner crab fishery is closed this winter.The small commercial fishery often opens in January, with two or three local boats…

Next fall, the Bristol Bay red king crab fishery could face its first closure in 25 years.This season, the 54-vessel fleet has reported slow, spotty…

Commercial fishing opens Tuesday, Oct. 15 for Bristol Bay red king crab.This season, the declining population has forced managers to set the total…

With the fishing season starting next week, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game has released crab quotas for Bristol Bay and the Bering Sea.The total…

As blue king crab fisheries continue to struggle in the Bering Sea, another stock has been added to the nation's "overfished" list. Every year, the…

Fishing quotas for Aleutian Islands golden king crab are up again this year.East of Atka, commercial fishermen can harvest 4.3 million pounds. To the…