Here's a chart that shows the full season harvest estimate (red line w/ diamonds) and the actual full season harvest (blue line w/ circles) from the 1985/86 through 2026/27 seasons. Note the 2026/27 season has no corresponding blue data point because the 2026/27 season is ongoing so actual full season harvest is currently unavailable.
Southeast Alaska's summer commercial Dungeness crab season will close three weeks early, after Alaska Department of Fish and Game's Dungeness harvest estimate came in the lowest in at least 25 years.
ADF&G announced Monday, June 29, that the 2026/27 summer season will close at 11:59 p.m. Saturday, July 25, after allowing a total of 40 days of fishing. Crab gear must be removed from the water entirely by 11:59 p.m. Aug. 1, though pots may be stored in closed waters for up to seven days if all doors are secured fully open and bait is removed.
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