For two years in a row, the Alaska Department of Fish ... "There's not a lot you can do. These boats are specifically designed to go out and catch crab, so we're over $4 million in debt." ...

Before heading up to Alaska, the ship loads up with three months ... "There are a lot of near misses even on the safest of crab boats," Arnold says. One time, a crane was lifting a crab pot ...

This means that the government of Alaska gives each fishing vessel a certain number of crabs they are allowed to catch for the year. Then, the crab boats head out to sea and don't stop laying ...

Two men survived the sinking of a fishing boat in the Gulf of Alaska on Wednesday, authorities said. The men climbed into a life raft after their boat began taking on water about 23 miles southeast of ...

The Alaska Marine Conservation Council released a report in February 2023 analyzing the trawlers’ impact on red king crab ...

(Photo provided by Alaska State Troopers ... the Coast Guard said. The crabbing vessel Victory heard the request and found the overturned boat, authorities said. Crew aboard the Victory rescued ...