In the last decade, there was just one commercial red king crab fishery in Southeast Alaska. But that could change with a proposal to the Alaska Board of Fisheries.
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 openings., submitted by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, could allow a smaller commercial fishery to open when stock levels are lower than required.
Fish and Game’s proposal to the Board of Fish explains that there will not be a commercial red king crab opening in Southeast Alaska while crab stocks are below that minimum threshold. Though the proposal could have allowed just a few more commercial openings in the last decade, Evans said the plan is still a start and a step forward.
The proposal would revoke the commercial allocation and direct 100% to personal use — harvesting 70% in summer and 30% in the fall and winter. “We’re going to make the board aware that, you know, if this passes that … there’s other regulations that possibly might need to be changed,” Messmer said.
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