NOAA Fisheries Denies Request for Emergency Action to Close the Red King Crab Savings Area and Subarea

By on    At Sea, Featured, NOAA Fisheries and Alaska Fisheries Science Center  

NOAA Fisheries Denies Request for Emergency Action to Close the Red King Crab Savings Area and Subarea

NOAA Fisheries has denied a request for emergency action to close the red king crab savings area and red king crab savings subarea to all fishing gears from January 1, 2023 to June 30, 2023. The Alaska Bering Sea Crabbers submitted the petition on September 28, 2022 to protect Bristol Bay red king crab and their habitat […]

NOAA Fisheries Seeks Public Comment on Request for Crab Emergency Rulemaking

By on    Featured, NOAA Fisheries and Alaska Fisheries Science Center  

NOAA Fisheries Seeks Public Comment on Request for Crab Emergency Rulemaking

Petitioned closures aim to protect Bristol Bay red king crab and their habitat. NOAA Fisheries is taking public comment on a request to take emergency action to close the Red King Crab Savings Area and the Red King Crab Savings Subarea to all fishing gear that comes into contact with the ocean bottom.  The request is from […]

1 2 3 … 18