KODIAK, Alaska — A quiet early October day on the bay in Kodiak, Alaska looks idyllic, but it's a problem for local fishermen. Early fall is usually when crabbers are frantically preparing for a long ...

I like to explore a new place fork first. A destination’s culinary landscape is often as interesting as its topographical one. And Alaska is no different. If you want to break the ice with a local, ...

King crab can be a complicated affair. If you've ever felt at a loss when served the exoskeletal mammoth crustacean, you're not alone; it's almost a rite of passage in seafood dining. You've heard its ...

Ever wondered how Alaska’s food really tastes off the tourist path? Join the journey and uncover the bold flavors locals keep ...

Southeast Alaska’s next commercial golden king crab and Tanner crab fisheries will open on Feb. 17. The Tanner crab population is on a slight decline, whereas golden king crab is on track for an ...

Crab pots sit on a dock June 25 in Kodiak, Alaska. Alaska fishermen will be able to harvest red king crab, the largest and most lucrative of all the Bering Sea crab species, for the first time in two ...

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has set its 2023/23 Aleutian Islands golden king crab total allowable catch (TAC) for the two management zones east and west of the 174th west meridian. The TAC ...

With the big-ticket Alaskan snow crab and red king crab fisheries out of the picture in 2023, crab lovers are turning to more historically marginal fisheries in the ...

When we first started sharing our Juneau, Alaska, photos on social media, the comments came rolling in fast: “Which cruise ...

Molts and shells from snow crab sit on a table, Thursday, June 22, 2023, at the Alaska Fisheries Science Center in Kodiak, Alaska. Researchers are scrambling to understand crabs' collapse, with seas ...

In 1940, the Alaskan King Crab Expedition was commissioned by the Fish and Wildlife Service (Department of Interior) in order to study crab and the fishing industry in the vicinity of Aleutian Islands ...

A Kodiak fisherman has been sentenced to one year in jail for illegally shipping thousands of pounds of tanner crab infected with parasites from Alaska to Washington. Corey Potter, 64, owned and ...