Ice has covered much of the Bering Sea crabbing grounds, bedeviling the snow crab fleet.
Now the state Department of Fish and Game is providing some relief by opening an additional area to fishing, starting tomorrow.
Here's the official announcement.
Thus far, individual fishing quota holders have taken 46.9 million pounds of snow crab, or about 59 percent of the total allowable catch.
The season is scheduled to close at the end of May.