New Report Outlines Trawl Impacts on Red King Crab at Bristol Bay
The 2021 Bristol Bay crab fishery was canceled for the first time in 25 years.
In October and December 2021, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) tasked staff to prepare a discussion paper that provides the best available information on four topics related to Bristol Bay red king crab (BBRKC).
The topics include:
1. Provide the best available information on Bristol Bay red king crab molting/mating annual cycle and how the seasonality of this overlaps with fisheries and the effects these...
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