Commercial fishing for King and Opilio crab can earn anyone crazy enough to do it more than $50,000 in a short eight-week period, which usually ends in mid-January. The actual fishing during the two ...

Nothing says indulgence like noshing on some seriously giant Alaskan King Crab legs. They're not just tasty, they're a low-fat source of protein - one leg has about 25 grams of protein, and a whole ...

After a two-year hiatus forced by low stocks, the Bering Sea snow crab harvest is back on. The decision to reopen the harvest, announced on Oct. 4 by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, is based ...

Southeast Alaska’s next commercial golden king crab and Tanner crab fisheries will open on Feb. 17. The Tanner crab population is on a slight decline, whereas golden king crab is on track for an ...

A new study found that Alaska red king crabs are more genetically diverse than previously thought, which could be crucial for the species’ survival as ocean conditions change. Researchers came ...

In the last decade, there was just one commercial red king crab fishery in Southeast Alaska. But a proposal going before the Alaska Board of Fisheries could potentially change the tide for future ...

In 1940, the Alaskan King Crab Expedition was commissioned by the Fish and Wildlife Service (Department of Interior) in order to study crab and the fishing industry in the vicinity of Aleutian Islands ...