Fourteen vessels had landed about 680,000 pounds of Bristol Bay king crab as of Wednesday, Oct. 23. 2024. The average weight is 6.84 pounds, and the catch rate is 35 legal males per pot. Both of ...

Here we'll explain the all differences in size, habitat, season, taste, and price between the Alaska snow crab and Alaska red king crab—and share our tried-and-true recipes for all of your crab ...

Red king crab harvested in Alaska is seen in this undated photo. Red king crab are the largest of Alaska’s commercially harvested crab species, and their meat is prized as a delicacy.

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.

For at least the second time this year, a Bering Sea fisherman has caught an extremely rare blue-colored red king crab. The latest specimen, which could also be described as lavender-colored, was ...

Red king crab are the largest of Alaska’s commercially harvested crab species, and their meat is prized as a delicacy. (Photo provided by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) ...

A red king crab harvest returns, but at much lower levels than the past The allowable harvest that opened on Sunday, as set by the state, is 2.15 million pounds, a little less than the 2.6 million ...