It's embedded in the culture of Alaska's working waterfronts and king crabs have been the centerpiece of holiday feasts around the world. However, the red king crab fishery collapsed in the 1980s.

Some crab populations are still vulnerable, like the Gulf of Alaska group. The Gulf’s commercial red king crab fishery has remained closed since the population collapsed in 1983.

Red king crab is a low-volume, high-value fishery. The crabs can bring in over $100 each. But the state’s red king crab stock estimations for the region have repeatedly fallen short of 200,000 ...

Last season’s golden king crab fishery was worth about $4.6 million at $12.80 a pound, which he said was “up a little bit from the past few years.” Registration for both commercial fisheries ...

Every winter, over 2,000 tons of red king crab are pulled from the icy waters of Alaska, generating up to $43 million. In this video, we take you behind the scenes to discover the dangerous and ...

The Alaska Marine Conservation Council released a report in February 2023 analyzing the trawlers’ impact on red king crab habitats following the 2022 closure of the Alaska snow crab fisheries ...

Since 1956, the U.S. king-crab catch has grown from barely 9,000,000 lbs. to 150 million lbs.; it is expected to keep rising by 20% a year for the foreseeable future.

Alaska king crab legs have such a sweetly subtle flavor that I’m resistant to experimental recipes. Drawn butter and perhaps a few lemon wedges are, for me, the ideal accompaniment to this ...