Alaska's Bairdi Catch Could Go Even Higher Next Season as Industry Agrees to Smaller Crab Preference
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [KUCB] by Annie Ropeik - March 24, 2015
Bering Sea crab fishermen are trying to get through as much Bairdi tanner quota as they can before the season ends next week.
This year’s huge allocation put the fleet in a time crunch -- and future seasons could bring more of the same, thanks in part to a new preferred size for the species.
Crab fishermen are legally allowed to keep any Bairdi tanner crab over 4.8 inches. But their quota is based on something else: the size of crab that they prefer to sell...
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