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King Crab

F/V The Wizard. Photo by Discovery Channel

What’s happening aboard ‘Deadliest Catch’ crabber Wizard?

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Red king crab. Photo by Jim Poulin

Influx of boats leads Norton Sound crabbing to close early

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'Deadliest Catch' crabbers come and — sometimes sadly — go

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Red king crab reopening propelling ‘Deadliest Catch’

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Seattle-based Integrity Machining has equipped nine new boats with 24-inch Kolstrand crab blocks with KYB radial piston motors, like the one seen here, and other deck gear. Photo by Integrity Machining

Kolstrand innovates crab blocks with rotary piston motors

Paul Molyneaux

Red king crab. NOAA photo.

Relief applications open in 2019-2020 crab fishery disasters

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F/V Froyanes1 is just one of the new Norwegian boats being built to cash in on an invasive species, red King Crab. While regulated under a quota regime in the Barents Sea, Norway has declared open season, spreading west and south from those waters.

King Crab fishing booming in European waters

Paul Molyneaux

Nick Mavar Jr. in front of the F/V Northwestern, as seen on Discovery Channel's 'Deadliest Catch'. Photo courtesy of Mavar's Facebook.

Nick Mavar, star on 'Deadliest Catch', dies at age 59

Carli Clancy

'Deadliest Catch' returns with a two-hour premiere on Tuesday, June 11 at 8 PM ET/PT on Discovery Channel. Photo courtesy of Discovery Channel

Deadliest Catch Returns in 2024: Red King Crab Reopens

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Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI) commissioned the McKinley Research Group to compose a research report on Alaska’s seafood industry. Photo by ASMI

Insight into the future of Alaska's seafood industry

Carli Clancy

AKCRRAB conducted experimental releases of juvenile red king crabs raised in captivity to further study optimal release and behavior. Photo courtesy of NOAA Fisheries/Chris Long

Boosting wild red king crab populations through hatcheries

Carli Clancy