Tag Archives: crab

Eastside and Southwest Sections and the South Peninsula close to Tanner Fishing

The Eastside and Southwest Sections of the Kodiak tanner crab fishery and the Eastern and Western Sections of the South Peninsula District have closed for the season. All waters of the Eastside and Southwest Sections of the Kodiak District closed to commercial Tanner crab fishing at 5:59 p.m. on Saturday (January 22, 2022). Fishing in the Eastern Section of the …

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Southeast Section closes for tanner fishing

One section of the Kodiak tanner crab fishery has closed for the season. All waters of the Southeast Section of the Kodiak District closed to commercial Tanner crab fishing at 5:59 p.m. yesterday (January 19, 2022). Inseason catch reports indicate the Southeast Section guideline harvest level will have been reached when all the numbers are added up. . Fishermen’s pots …

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Alaska Fisheries Report January 20, 2022

On this week’s Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: Kodiak Tanner Crab Kicks Off, story by KMXT’s Kirsten Dobroth, Mussels Die in Droves, by Mike Swasey, of KHNS, SE Mariculture Gets Grant, story by KRBD’s Eric Stone, and Sitka Spring Herring is Happening, from Robert Woolsey, who hails from KCAW.     Kodiak Tanner Crab               Kirsten Dobroth/KMXT                   1/14/2022   Host …

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Alaska Fisheries Report January 12, 2022

On this week’s Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: A Kodiak crab boat readies for the upcoming season. Plus Joe Viechnicki reports on the change of venue for the Board of Fish. Crab and Kodiak   Crab and Kodiak are inextricably linked. It’s been said that Kodiak is the birthplace of the modern crab fishery.  And every year in late …

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Crabber Advocates Merge

Jay Barrett/KMXT An organization formed to push for Bering Sea crab rationalization has decided to cease operations this summer and merge with a larger umbrella group of crab fishermen. The board of directors of the Crab Group of Independent Harvesters announced Monday they will join the Alaska Bering Sea Crabbers. The Crab Group was initially formed to push for a …

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