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King Crab Cancelled For 2nd Year…Snow Crab As Well


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2 minutes ago, Badger** said:

Why do you keep arguing about this you're looking like a fool again. No crabbing in the Bering sea of Alaska!!!

The ban is on Alaskan Red King crab and snow crab only. There is more than that to crab for, hence why Rip made millions last season fishing for Goldens.  

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Do you see any mention of Goldens Rob??

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game canceled all opilio snow, red king crab, and blue king crab seasons for 2022-2023, in a devastating blow to North Pacific fishermen and processors after trawl surveys showed a continuing crash in abundance.6 days ago

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1 minute ago, HSR said:

Yes there is still Bairdi crab also,about 2 million lbs per year.

About 60 boats normally go out for Bering Sea snow crab, according to Westphal. 

Prout, the Kodiak fisherman, says a deckhand might make $50,000 to $80,000 in a good year, with a boat’s overall catch typically worth $1.2 million to $1.5 million.

There is a small tanner crab fishery slated to open on Oct. 15 in the Bering Sea. Prout said that’s a Band-Aid, though.

“It really has been in the past a kind of a bonus when you have to fish that alongside the snow crab,” he said. “But seeing as there’s no snow crab this year with the closure, we’re contemplating whether or not we should even make the trip out west with the high fuel prices.”

He estimates that right now it costs about $100,000 in fuel roundtrip to make it to the Bering Sea fishing grounds. 

The price of steel – needed to maintain the Silver Spray’s more than 200 crab pots – has also jumped. He and his family are still waiting on fishery disaster payments to come through from the federal government for past poor seasons and closures. 

Prout says his family tenders in Prince William Sound during the summers – they’re already eyeing that season to make up some of the financial loss from the crab closure. But others won’t have many options.

“People are really going to have to make some hard calls here, whether that’s selling out completely of their quota shares, selling their vessels, looking for other opportunities in other fishing sectors which is few and far between,” Prout said. “Fishermen are really going to be hurting the next year,” Prout said.

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4 minutes ago, HSR said:

Thank you for proving my point :bc:. I just told you that.

One they can't afford the fuel, two there will not be a market at the high prices, three last year they only got three days into fishing them because of storms. And I have a great price for whoever wants them. 

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48 minutes ago, Badger** said:

You have just been taken to school. :thumbsup: Golds and reds do come out of Alaska this is last of the Alaskan

 

 

27 minutes ago, Badger** said:

Not from Alaskan cold waters, Gotcha!!! :lol2: 

Looks like around 5 million pounds of Golden Crab allocated for 22/23 from the Bering Sea area. 
 

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Just now, Badger** said:

Check the date of that 06/22/22:lol::lol2:

Yes that's when they announced the quotas for the UPCOMING season. You really can't be this dumb are you??

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Just now, Badger** said:

And it all got changed now, your a real smart one. :thumbsup:

Show me where??There is no ban on Golden Kings just Red Kings and Blue Kings.

You just got schooled son.

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