Golden King crab fishery starts, co-operative survey underway could mean increase in TAC in future
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Fish Radio with Laine Welch] August 15, 2014
The last pots are being pulled today in Southeast Alaska for the end of the summer Dungeness crab fishery. It’s been the best season ever with a total catch for the year pegged at nearly 6.5 million pounds. That makes for a nice pay day for 150 crabbers who averaged about $3 a pound, up 50 cents from last year.
Likewise for Oregon crabbers. Oregon is the nation’s leader for dungie deliveries and that fishery closed this week as well. The catch appears to be below average at under 14.5 million pounds, but the dockside value of nearly $50 million is the highest on record. Seafood.com’ s John Sackton said that the huge growth of live exports has fueled the dungie market, especially in a year with overall lower volume.
Alaska’s most far flung crab fishery gets underway today: golden king crab along the Aleutian Islands...
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