Earlier this month, commercial snow crabs started ... in the Bering Sea commercial fishery. “The fleet is just getting started, for the most part,” Nichols said. “Fishing so far — the ...

Earlier this month, commercial snow crabs started hitting Unalaska’s docks again ... Ethan Nichols said nine vessels are actively participating in the Bering Sea commercial fishery. “The fleet is just ...

New genetic research on the Alaska red king crab reveals previously undiscovered diversity among different regions, suggesting the species is more resilient to climate change and changing ocean ...

Red king crab live in diverse environments—from coastal bays in the north, to open sea shelves in the Bering Sea. They also live in small bays and fjords fed by glacial melt in Southeast Alaska ...

Scientists have long thought that the genetic diversity of the Alaska red king crab fell into three main groups: the Southeast region, the Gulf of Alaska and East Bering Sea regions, and the Aleutian ...

The icy waters of the Bering Sea, home to billions of snow crabs ... In addition to the snow crab, the Bristol Bay red king crab harvest has been canceled for the second consecutive year. Saint Paul ...

When it comes to understanding crab biomass declines and how to recover populations, we need to better understand population ...