The ADF&G predicted catch generated from data collected during the first week of the summer fishery has proven to be a reliable assessment tool. The above graph charts the predicted catch and the total annual dungeness commercial harvest in Southeast Alaska for the past forty years.
Fisheries managers cut short this summer's Southeast Alaska commercial dungeness crab season by six days because initial harvest projections fell below the required threshold for a full season. But now, after determining that a high number of soft-shelled crabs contributed to low harvest projections, managers have opted to open fall dungeness fishing for its full length.
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced Monday that the fall dungeness crab season in Southeast Alaska will proceed for its standard duration, reversing what could have been a 50% reduction in fishing time for most of...
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