National Fisherman

King Crab

All three Bering Sea crab fisheries open Oct. 15, with measured harvest levels as stocks continue to rebuild. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

2026-27 catch limits set for red king, snow, and Bairdi crab

NF Staff

The Sinking of the Scandies Rose: The Untold Story of an Alaskan Fishing Disaster, by Decker Watson. ISBN-13 978-1668212271. Courtesy of Gallery Books

A tragedy retold: Inside ‘The Sinking of the Scandies Rose’

Paul Molyneaux

Pollock industry groups have raised concerns that proposed trawl restrictions could unintentionally increase salmon encounters, fuel use, and overall bycatch. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Bycatch bill advances amid pollock concerns

Carli Clancy

Southeast Alaska will see back-to-back commercial red king crab fisheries for the first time in more than 20 years. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Southeast gets rare back-to-back red king crab season

Carli Clancy

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has announced a 2026-27 total allowable catch of approximately 4.74 million pounds for Alaska golden king crab. Photo courtesy of Keyport LLC

Alaska golden king crab TAC rises 13 percent for 2026-27 season

NF Staff

Alaska’s newly built crab hatchery is inside the Trident Seafoods plant on St. Paul Island in the Bering Sea. Shiona Melovidov photo.

Partners hatch a project to return Alaska king crab stock to health

Wesley Loy

Red king crab. NOAA photo.

North Pacific council to study new options to reduce bottom trawling

Margaret Bauman

F/V Aleutian Ballard from season 2 of Deadliest Catch is onto it's second life as a tour vessel. Photo courtesy of Giddings Boatworks

Aleutian Ballad finds second life in Alaska

NF Staff

Todd Meadows, 25, a deckhand on the F/V Aleutian Lady, died Feb. 25 in an overboard accident about 170 miles north of Dutch Harbor, Alaska. Captain Rick Shelford via Facebook.

‘Deadliest Catch’ crew member dies in overboard accident

NF Staff

Craig Morris became president of Keyport LLC, a major processor and supplier of wholesale wild-caught crab and frozen seafood, on Feb. 24. Photo courtesy of Keyport

GAPP's Craig Morris to join Keyport LLC

Margaret Bauman

Kodiak Crab Festival will return to downtown Memorial Day weekend in 2026. Photo courtesy of Kodiak Crabfest

Kodiak Crab Festival returns Memorial Day weekend in 2026

NF Staff