In the last decade, there was just one commercial red king crab fishery in Southeast Alaska. But that could change with a ...

This means that the government of Alaska gives each fishing vessel a certain number of crabs they are allowed to catch for the year. Then, the crab boats head out to sea and don't stop laying ...

For two years in a row, the Alaska Department of Fish ... "There's not a lot you can do. These boats are specifically designed to go out and catch crab, so we're over $4 million in debt." ...

Before heading up to Alaska, the ship loads up with three months ... "There are a lot of near misses even on the safest of crab boats," Arnold says. One time, a crane was lifting a crab pot ...

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

The men climbed into a life raft after their boat began taking on water about 23 miles southeast of Kodiak and were rescued ...

Researchers recently found that the species should be split into six, maybe even seven, genetically distinct groups.

For two years in a row, the Alaska Department of Fish ... "There's not a lot you can do. These boats are specifically designed to go out and catch crab, so we're over $4 million in debt." ...