The closures reflect conservation concerns about both the red king crab and smaller snow crab species following bleak summer populations surveys.
SEATTLE — Alaska officials have canceled the fall Bristol Bay red king crab harvest, and for the first time, have also scrapped the winter harvest of smaller snow crab.
“I am struggling for words. This is so unbelievable that this is happening,” said Jamie Goen, executive director of the Alaska Bering Sea Crabbers, adding that some crabbers will go out of business. The causes of the snow crab population collapse are still being researched but likely include increased predation and stresses from the warmer water.
“We have extreme conservation concerns about the population. We have serious doubts about the model,” Daly said.
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