Bering Sea Dungeness Harvest ‘Breaking Records’ Despite New Pot Limit
A fishery that has recently jumped from an average harvest of 23,700 pounds in 2012-2019 to nearly 3 million pounds in 2022 continues to pull Dungeness crab pots that are “absolutely stuffed” according to a recent report in Alaska Public Media’s KUCB radio in Unalaska.
“The pots that we're seeing coming out of this fishery are absolutely stuffed with crab,” said Ethan Nichols, ADF&G’s assistant area manager for groundfish and shellfish in Dutch Harbor. “Like, you don't even know how many crabs can fit in a pot ...
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