This means that the government of Alaska gives each fishing vessel a certain number of crabs they are allowed to catch for the year. Then, the crab boats head out to sea and don't stop laying ...

Crabbers in Southeast Alaska could soon be able to harvest red king crabs after the Alaska Board of Fisheries approved a ...

Before heading up to Alaska, the ship loads up with three months ... "There are a lot of near misses even on the safest of crab boats," Arnold says. One time, a crane was lifting a crab pot ...

Crabbers in Southeast Alaska could soon be able to harvest red king crabs after the Alaska Board of Fisheries approved a ...

Opilio, or snow crab, is generally fished in the new year and into the early spring. The season runs through May. Alaska ...

Two men survived the sinking of a fishing boat in the Gulf of Alaska on Wednesday ... the Coast Guard said. The crabbing vessel Victory heard the request and found the overturned boat, authorities ...

I wrote a Country Chef column from the city of Kodiak, on Kodiak Island — about 400 miles from the Alaska mainland. I ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Genetic research on Alaska's red king crab has uncovered significant diversity across different regions, suggesting enhanced resilience to climate change. Whole ...

They sequenced the whole genome of Alaska red king crab across the state for the first time. In the past, studies only researched parts of the crab’s genetic makeup. Knowing the whole genome of ...