After opening in 2011 to end a five-year shutdown, the Southeast Alaska commercial red king crab fishery will remain closed this year due to weak stocks.
State fishery managers say the biomass of mature male crab is at its lowest level in 22 years. Read more here.
Last season, 54 permit holders had a small but lucrative harvest of 176,083 pounds of red king crab. The crab paid $10.64 per pound at the docks, for a total fishery value of $1.87 million.
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I heard today that Zuanich is hoping for an emergency declaration for his red crab fleet .
Just fish em to the lowest level in 22 years, and does this mean Cora Campbell's next move is to the Governors Office?
The statewide King Salmon question, answered with perfection...in the hometown of the Red Queen of Diamonds!
Save the crab huh?
I can't help but think of the Dungeness fishery up on the gulf coast from Icy point on up around to the central gulf. Used to be a BIG TIME DUNGENESS CRAB fishiery there until they successfully saved the Sea Otter and put big protection on the stupid Lingcod. Successful yes except for the Dungy fishery.
Oh those crab used to be so big and so healthy.
The fishermen need to wise up and get political on this. Get the departments funding for their survey struck from the budget. Save the state some money. With a fishery every 7 years, hardly seems worth the money.....
What a mistake to have fished it last year. The commissioner just cannot bring herself to stop a commercial fishery. It is in her genes to kill em all.
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