King crab quotas down, snow crab up

2010-10-11T13:02:00

The quota level for Bering Sea snow crab is 54.28 million pounds.

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has released the total allowable catch (TAC) figures for the upcoming crab season and, as expected, the harvest level for Bristol Bay red king crab is lower than last season after summer surveys reported the stock remains in a declining trend.

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