King Crab Season 2024 2024. 2024 considered conservation measures with regard to both red king crab (paralithodes camtschaticus) and tanner crab (chionoecetes bairdi) in bristol bay and the coast of. Fishermen will be allowed to catch 2.1 million pounds (952,500 kilograms) of red king crab for three months beginning oct.
The snow crab crisis in alaska first began in early 2022, after biologists discovered an estimated 10 billion crabs disappeared โ a 90% plunge in the population. Last year, fishermen reportedly observed a golden king crab population.