Fishing in designated areas off the Alaskan coast will continue despite pleas from harvesters and conservation groups to close the crucial habitat known for its red king crabs and allow for minimal ...

After a two-year hiatus forced by low stocks, the Bering Sea snow crab harvest is back on. The decision to reopen the harvest, announced on Oct. 4 by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, is based ...

Financial relief is finally reaching Alaska fishermen, roughly four years after the crab crash hit the Bering Sea fleet. The ...

Seafood harvesting in Alaska has lost over a third of its total jobs in the past decade, with fishing employment down every ...

KODIAK, Alaska — A quiet early October day on the bay in Kodiak, Alaska looks idyllic, but it's a problem for local fishermen. Early fall is usually when crabbers are frantically preparing for a long ...

As the crustacean's population plummets in the Bering Sea, so do the livelihoods of fishers in Washington and beyond. Crosscut Now is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on ...

In mid-October, the Alaska Department of Fish and Wildlife announced that it would be canceling the winter snow crab season. This is the first time the snow crab season has been canceled in the Bering ...

Invasive European green crabs were first detected in Alaska three years ago, on Annette Island in southern Southeast. The ...