Biologists blamed the rapid decline of snow crab on a 2018 climate-fueled heatwave. Some fishermen are still reeling as they face a murky future.

For two years in a row, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game canceled the snow crab season in the Bering Sea after biologists discovered an estimated 10 billion crabs had mysteriously ...

The icy waters of the Bering Sea, home to billions of snow crabs, have witnessed a catastrophic disappearance in recent years ...

After a two-year pause, fishermen are once again allowed to catch snow crab off the waters of Alaska. The problem that led to the pause wasn't limited to snow crabs, and the solution hopes to help ...

Alaska's largest groundfish and crab fisheries begin each year's fishing cycle. Summer salmon seasons will always be at the ...

New genetic research on the Alaska red king crab reveals previously undiscovered diversity among different regions, ...

Trident Seafoods’ St. Paul processing plant won’t open to take snow crab deliveries this season. But the Pribilof Island ...

These crustaceans are markedly more expensive than other popular crabs. A pound of claws can cost two times the price of Alaskan snow crab legs. Part of what makes these crabs so costly is the ...

But there is no time to waste—each year that goes by with empty nets and fisheries closures brings us closer to the ruin of a ...

Scientists have long thought that the genetic diversity of the Alaska red king crab fell into three main groups. But ...