Alaska’s Bering Sea crabbers are reeling from the devastating news that all major crab stocks are down substantially, based on summer survey results, and the Bristol Bay red king crab fishery will be closed for the first time in over 25 years.
That stock has been on a steady decline for several years, and the 2020 harvest dwindled to just 2.6 million pounds.
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https://www.adn.com/business-economy/2021/09/13/all-major-bering-sea-crab-stocks-are-down-substantially-this-season-survey-results-show/