This is the fishery context of the Bering Sea ecosystem, especially for finfish (as opposed to crab species, whose populations are quite low). First, it is clear that there have indeed been many ...

Blue king crabs, although similar to their red counterparts ... or muddy bottoms in the Bering Sea. They are more tolerant of varying water temperatures from 30 to 51 degrees Fahrenheit, allowing ...

Alaskan red, blue, and brown king crabs are the most ... near Russia. Bairdi crabs live in the Bering Sea, the northwest ...

Bering Sea fishermen have harvested roughly 60 percent of this year’s total allowable harvest of snow crabs. But there’s limited processing capacity for the catch. Fishermen have unloaded ...

Average seas in the Bering ... fresh crab legs and seafood caught during the day. The hard labor of fishing requires a diet heavy in fat, protein, and omega-3s. Here, a sea lion gets a bite ...

The Tanana Chiefs Conference and the Association of Village Council Presidents had sued the federal government.

Demand increased again in the 1970s when the Bering Sea crab industry took off, creating a demand for herring as baitfish. But as crab fisheries have collapsed — king crab shut down in 2021 ...

“As stewards of the Northern Bering Sea, our basic rules of taking only what's needed and giving nature a chance to replenish itself have been practiced for thousands of years,” said Ben Pungowiyi, ...

as has been the snow crab fishery; Dutch Harbor is the top fishing port in the United States. In common with most of the rich fishing grounds of the world, the weather in the Bering Sea is often ...