BS Snow Crab TAC Set at 34 Million Pounds, BB Red King Crab at 3.8 Million Pounds, Tanners Closed
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Yesterday the Department of Fish and Game and the National Marine Fisehries Service (NMFS) announded the catch limits for Bering Sea snow crab of 34.019 million pounds for the 2019/2010 season. The total breaks down to 30,617,100 pounds for the IFQ fishery and 3,401,900 for the Community Development Quota (CDQ) sector.
This is a 24% increase over the 27.5 million pound quota announced last year. It confirms industry expectations that the quota would not continue to increase at the 50% rate it had last year.
The snow crab fishery will open in Bering Sea District waters west of 165° W longitude at 12:00 noon October 15, 2019 and remain open through...
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