...81-year resident of Kodiak. "This is a blessing in disguise ... it's an eye-opener."Bryan Horn, a Tanner crab fisherman, brought the most involved question of the evening when he asked about the Kulluk's effect on the Tanner crab season...
...ADF&G office at 802 3rd St. until the fishery closes. They are not available online.Prior to harvesting king crab, fishermen older than 16 must also obtain a valid resident sport-fishing license Crab-catchers older than 60 or must have...
...Legislature would restore it on its own or with the prompting of the initiative process.UFA President Arni Thomson, a crab fisherman, said the initiative might not be the only way to restore the program."The current ballot initiative activity by...
...possession limits are two legal male red or blue crabs per person. The seasonal household bag limit is 20 red or blue crabs. Fishermen must obtain a sport-fishing license prior to harvesting king crab. These can be downloaded from www.admin...
...they also continue to reside here and send their school-age children to our school. Of the five Gustavus dungeness crab fishermen who were compensated for not being able to fish in the bay, three chose to move elsewhere, taking one child of school...
...contest. Entries must be submitted by noon for the 1 p.m. judging. Crabbers say no to buyout ANCHORAGE - Bering Sea crab fishermen have voted against a proposed federal buyout that would have trimmed the commercial fleet. The vote follows a miscalculation...
...agency said. The agency reminds fishermen to return summer king crab permits by Oct. 15 even if they harvested no crab. Fishermen who don't return the permits won't be eligible for future personal-use king crab permits, the agency said...
King crab fishermen in Southeast Alaska are disappointed...Moran said he and other commercial crab fishermen have felt the squeeze over decades...quarter of the region's commercial king crab fishermen are based in Juneau, where the 60...
...Game's regional marine Commercial Fisheries supervisor. Some changes were based on suggestions from the region's crab fishermen. But one major change - reducing the number of pots dropped during the survey in areas where few crabs have been...
...harvest 695,000 pounds in the community development quota fishery that benefits Western Alaska communities. Although crab fishermen still compete in frenzied derbies, there is also a limited-entry system. Only boats with federally-issued licenses...
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