Science & Data

Alaska fisheries researchers are attaching acoustic tags to Alaskan red king crab and following their movement with a saildrone. They will use this information to better understand Bristol Bay's red king crab distribution and habitat during the year.

Alaska fisheries researchers are attaching acoustic tags to Alaskan red king crab and following their movement with a saildrone. They will use this information to better understand Bristol Bay's red king crab distribution and habitat during the year.

Out to Sea. On the movements of a tasty crab.

The annual stock assessment and fishery evaluation (SAFE) report is a requirement of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council's Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs (FMP), and a federal requirement [50 CFR Section 602.12(e)]. The SAFE report summarizes the current biological and economic status of fisheries, total allowable catch (TAC) or Guideline Harvest Level (GHL), and analytical information used for management decisions.

On the movements of a tasty crab.

The annual stock assessment and fishery evaluation (SAFE) report is a requirement of the North Pacific Fishery  Management Council's Fishery  Management  Plan  for  Bering  Sea/Aleutian  Islands  King  and Tanner Crabs (FMP), and a federal requirement [50 CFR Section 602.12(e)].  The SAFE report summarizes the current biological and economic status of fisheries, total allowable catch (TAC) or Guideline Harvest Level (GHL), and analytical information used for management decisions.  Additional information on Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands (BSAI) king and Tanner crab is available on the National Marine Fisheries Service.

This Fisheries Management Plan includes all species and fisheries for Alaska crab (red, blue, and brown king crab, Tanner crab, and snow crab). In-season management of these fisheries is provided by Alaska Department of Fish and Game in Kodiak.

This report presents information on economic activity in commercial crab fisheries currently managed under the Federal Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Bering Sea and Aleutian and Islands King and Tanner Crab (BSAI crab), with attention to the subset of fisheries included in the Crab Rationalization (CR) Program. Statistics on harvesting and processing activity; effort; revenue; labor employment and compensation; operational costs; and quota ownership, usage and disposition among participants in the fisheries are provided. Additionally, this report provides a summary of BSAI crab-related research being undertaken by the Economic and Social Sciences Research Program (ESSRP) at the Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC).

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This report provides a comprehensive presentation of available information on status and trends in a variety of indicators of economic status and performance of BSAI crab fisheries through 2016 calendar year operations.