Section Navigation Section Navigation. This fishery is managed by emergency order, the fishery may not open or may close at any time, or the bag limits may be reduced at any time. Remember that all Shellfish may be exposed to the algae that causes Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning. Remember, bag, possession, and pot limits for shellfish allowed under personal use MAY NOT be added to bag, possession, and pot limits under sport or subsistence fishing regulations.
The daily bag and possession limit is 20 male crab, except; In waters of Thorne Bay west of the longitude of the southwestern most tip of Thorne Head, the daily bag and possession limit is 5 male crab. The minimum legal size for male Dungeness crab is six and one-half inches in shoulder width; male Dungeness crab less than the minimum legal size and all female Dungeness crab that have been taken must be immediately returned to the water unharmed;. Click here to send her an email.
October 15, Bering Sea crab pots drop as season opens. Laine Welch. News Alaska. Guest Author:. Tanner crabs. Alaska Department of Fish and Game photo. Bering Sea. In other parts of Alaska, the Alaskan King Crab fishing season is much different.
Take the southeast portion of the state. Golden king crabs can only be caught in the spring, while red and blue king crab season is open throughout a good portion of the fall and in the early winter. The season for Dungeness is open throughout much of the summer and fall, while the Snow Crab season only opens during a short winter spell. Each commercial crab fishing vessel is given a quota based on their catch from previous years, how many vessels are in the fleet, how much capacity each vessel can hold, and how many crabs are available to catch.
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