Fortunately, new research has revealed more genetic diversity across Alaska's red king crab populations than originally documented. This suggests that the species will be more resilient in the ...

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 ...

Alaska officials have canceled the fall Bristol Bay red king crab harvest, and in a first-ever move, also scuttled the winter harvest of smaller snow crab. The move is a double whammy to a fleet ...

For the first time, crews in Alaska won’t be braving ice and sea spray to pluck snow crab from the Bering Sea. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game canceled the snow crab season earlier this ...

Alaska fishermen will be able to harvest red king crab for the first time in two years, offering a slight reprieve to the beleaguered fishery beset by low numbers likely exacerbated by climate change.

Last year, Alaska closed king crab season for the first time since the 1990s. Advertisement Scientists have expressed suspicion that warmer temperatures in recent years have been responsible.

This year’s snow crab and king crab seasons were closed, a devastating blow to an industry with deep ties to the Pacific Northwest.. Earlier this year, The Seattle Times and the Anchorage Daily ...

Commercial landings last year of Alaska snow crab alone came to 44 million pounds and $219 million, according to NOAA data. Advertisement The bad news didn’t end there.

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 ...

St. Paul Harbor in Kodiak, Alaska, is shown. 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.

Alaskan officials recently canceled the Bering Sea snow crab season for the first time ever after scientists discovered an unprecedented decline in crab numbers. Climate change is the No. 1 ...