Alaska officials have canceled several crab harvests in a conservation effort that sent shock waves through the crabbing industry in the region. The decision comes after stark population declines ...

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 ...

Go to Joe’s Stone Crab in D.C. for an order of those sweet, luxurious crab legs and you’re likely to have palpitations: $199.95 for 1½ pounds of king crab. King crab is served chilled with ...

Step into the challenging world of Alaskan King Crab fishing, where skilled fishermen brave the icy waters to bring in one of the most sought-after seafood delicacies. Witness the careful ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska fishermen will be able to harvest red king crab, the largest and most lucrative of all the Bering Sea crab species, for the first time in two years, offering a slight ...

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced Friday it will again cancel this year's Bering Sea snow crab harvest. Bristol Bay red king crab will re-open.

Snow crab populations declined after a 2019 Bering Sea warming that scrambled the broader marine ecosystem. Last year’s snow crab harvest of 5.6 million pounds was the smallest in over 40 years.

Alaska will cancel the upcoming winter snow crab season in the Bering Sea for the first time, and bar fishers from catching king crabs in the Bristol Bay for a second consecutive year, because of ...