Alaska snow crabs live in the frigid ocean waters near the coast of Alaska where lucrative harvests take place each year, with the commercial landings of Alaska snow crab in 2020 valued at over $101.7 million USD. However, this sector screeched to a ha...
However, this sector screeched to a halt when, for the first time in history, the Alaska Board of Fisheries and North Pacific Fishery Management Council cancelled the 2022-2023 snow crab harvest due to concerning low population levels. The Bristol Bay red ...