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Likelihood grows for continued Alaska snow crab fishing moratorium

A drafted recommendation for the North Pacific Fisheries Management Council's  Crab Plan Team shows a 93% drop in the initial acceptable biological catch for Alaska's Bering Sea snow crab

By Masahiko Takeuchi | Sept. 5, 2024 14:58 BST
Snow crab traps hauled up in the Bering Sea. Photograph by Corey Arnold courtesy of Alaska Bering Sea Crabbers.
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The snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) stock in the US state of Alaska's Eastern Bering Sea faces increasing uncertainty as the 2024/25 season approaches, with ongoing assessments indicating that another fishing ban may be necessary [...]

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