Crab Season 2024 Alaska Usa

Crab Season 2024 Alaska Usa. There are a lot of questions surrounding alaska’s lucrative red king crab fishery. The snow crab crisis in alaska first began in early 2022, after biologists discovered an estimated 10 billion crabs disappeared — a 90% plunge in the population.

Here is a calendar outlining the fishing seasons in alaska with the regions in which they run indicated as well. Alaska fishermen will be able to harvest red king crab for the first time in two years, offering a slight reprieve to the beleaguered fishery beset by low numbers likely exacerbated by climate.