Southeast Alaska’s first competitive commercial red king crab fishery in eight years opens on Saturday. Red king crab in Southeast Alaska is a low-volume, high-value commercial fishery. Commercial openings have been few and far between, with just one in over a decade. The approaching fishery marks a highly-anticipated comeback.
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Commercial openings for the low-volume, high-value red king crab fishery have been few and far between in Southeast Alaska. But this year, crab stock conditions are adequate for a competitive commercial fishery, according to surveys done by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
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Red king crab commercial permit holders in Southeast Alaska will have a better chance of fishing in the coming seasons. That’s after the Alaska Board of Fisheries approved a change in management regulations that was proposed by the state department. It allows for a smaller, conservative commercial fishery when crab stocks aren’t enough to open the typical competitive fishery.
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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. The proposal, submitted by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, could allow a smaller commercial fishery to open when stock levels are lower than required. However, not every proposal to the board supports more commercial crabbing.
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Petersburg’s Borough Assembly is in for a long meeting tonight, with eight new items of business on the agenda. They’ll look at signing letters of support for fisheries across the state, in the face of years of hardship.
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