CRAB

Quotas Increase Again For Golden King Crab, With Aleutian Stocks In 'Good Shape'

By • Aug 7, 2019
Alaska Department of Fish and Game

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 west, they can take almost 2.9 million.

Those numbers represent 12- and 15-percent increases over last season, according to management biologist Miranda Westphal of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.

"Things are looking good," said Westphal. "We're seeing some recruitment coming in. We're seeing females with eggs. We're seeing that both stocks look like they're in fairly good shape right now."

More On F/V Destination Report: Why Did It Capsize? Why Hasn't The Sinking Spurred New Regulations?

By • Mar 25, 2019
U.S. Coast Guard report of the Marine Board of Investigation

After a two-year inquiry, the U.S. Coast Guard released its report on the fatal sinking of the F/V Destination this month.

In it, the Marine Board of Investigation identified four primary factors that contributed to the crab boat's capsizing near St. George Island — and the deaths of all six crew members.

USCG Report Blames Destination Sinking On Overloading, Outdated Stability Book, and Other Factors

By • Mar 4, 2019
F/V Destination Memorial Fund

The U.S. Coast Guard is considering civil penalties against the owners of the F/V Destination — the crab boat that capsized two years ago in the Bering Sea, killing all six crew members.

The potential for penalties is just one takeaway from a new report released Sunday, in which investigators identified a number of mistakes that contributed to the deadly accident.

Small Tanner Crab Fishery Closed For 2019, Snow Crab Quota Up 45 Percent

By • Dec 27, 2018
Zoë Sobel/KUCB

After a partial opening this year, the Eastern Aleutian District tanner crab fishery is closed for 2019. The district has three sections: Akutan, Makushin/Skan Bay, and Unalaska/Kalekta Bay.

Based on information from a recent trawl survey, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game decided to close all three sections.

While assistant area management biologist Ethan Nichols says the Akutan section was well below the stock level necessary to open the fishery, the other two sections were close.

Dutch Harbor Remains Nation's Top Port For 21st Consecutive Year

By • Dec 13, 2018
Sarah Hansen/KUCB

 

For the 21st consecutive year, Dutch Harbor is America’s largest fishing port.

According to an annual National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration report released Thursday, the Port of Dutch Harbor led the nation with 769 million pounds of seafood landed in 2017, worth $173 million.

 

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