Down year for BSAI crab fisheries

It’s going to be a down year for crabbing in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands fisheries. Several fisheries will be closed, and others will have reduced harvest quotas. The unwelcome news from Alaska’s Department of Fish & Game last week was not unexpected after a summer survey reported in late August that crab stocks were down.Red king crab (Photo via Alaska Department of Fish & Game)The National Marine Fisheries Service annual summer survey across the Bering Sea and