No Red King Crab Fishery in Southeast Alaska for 2016/2017
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [SeafoodNews] - September 16, 2016
For the sixth year in a row, there will be no red king crab harvest off Southeast Alaska for the 2016/2017 season.
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced yesterday that survey results show some increase in biomass from last year, but it “is still at hirstorically low levels.”
The fishery is closed when “the department’s estimate of available harvest is below the minimum threshold of 200,000 pounds of legal male red king crab,” reads the announcement. “The estimate of available harvest, based on 2016 stock assessment survey results, is well below the minimum threshold.”
The fishery has been closed since...
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