The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has begun announcing Bering Sea crab quotas for the upcoming season, and the early news isn't good.
The bairdi Tanner crab fishery will remain closed again this season due to weak stocks. Here's the announcement.
Likewise, the Pribilof District red and blue king crab fisheries will remain closed. Details here.
Presumably, the department soon will announce quotas for the state's two most valuable crab fisheries, Bristol Bay red king crab and Bering Sea snow crab.