SEATTLE — The retail cost of crab from Alaska is dropping substantially after it skyrocketed last summer, in what could end up being a big win for Seattle area seafood restaurants and crab lovers.

SEATTLE — Crab fishermen are at a loss after Alaska canceled harvest season for two types of crabs over population concerns. For the first time ever, the Bering Sea snow crab harvest is closed, and ...

The beleaguered snow crab of the Bering Sea may have one strength that could help their population endure rapidly changing marine conditions: an apparent resilience to ocean acidification. Research by ...

Crab eaters and fishermen just took a major hit this week. “I am struggling for words. This is so unbelievable that this is happening,” Jamie Goen, the executive director of the Alaska Bering Sea ...

Officials in Alaska have cancelled this year’s snow crab fishing season in the Bering Sea, citing extremely low population levels. The move is a blow to the state’s crab industry, a major part of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Related video above: Disruptive 'green crab' population exploding in New EnglandThe Alaska snow crab harvest has been canceled for the first time ever after billions of the crustaceans have ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. KODIAK, Alaska (AP) — Gabriel Prout worked ...