Alaska Fish and Game Announces Reopening of Red King Crab Harvest After Two-Year Closure

However, the harvest season for Alaska snow crabs will remain closed due to warming waters causing their numbers to decline.

Crab boats sit on blocks waiting for repairs in Homer, Alaska, on Oct. 27, 2022. Allan Stein/The Epoch Times

Alaska’s Department of Fish and Game announced on Oct. 6 the opening of the 2023–2024 Bristol Bay red king crab harvest following a two-year closure due to warming waters and low counts.

However, the closure will remain in effect for the Bering Sea snow crab fishery, which experienced a catastrophic drop in numbers of 80 to 90 percent—from around 10 billion in 2018 to less than 2 billion in 2022.