Kodiak and Alaska Peninsula crabbers got some good news last week - bigger catch quotas for bairdi Tanner crab, a mid-January fishery that is important to local economies. Sackton cautioned that the lack of volume could dampen sales interest in Japan, but said more niche markets are eager to buy bairdi Tanner crab. The Kodiak

… line from his elbow to his hands into a tight coil, bound for the round, steel … bodes well for prices. Live crab sell at significantly higher prices than quartered crustaceans. As the first crabs flood the market, the best price for consumers … Source:Crabbers hoping for good catch, good price - Statesman Journal

... for chinook and an occasional chum salmon. The Nestucca should also produce fair catches this late in the season. Although crabbing has improved in many coast estuaries, strong tides will keep crabbers from witnessing good catches over the weekend. An excellent crab tide series takes place just before Thanksgiving. Southwest - With the ocean kicking up this weekend, boaters will be unable to ...

... ground--particularly during Blue Crab season. Knowing that fishermen are not exactly the most rule-compliant crowd, Seoul had attempted to avoid problems with the North by enforcing a buffer zone that kept the crabbers a good bit south of the disputed border. This buffer zone, plus a heavy presence of South Korean patrol craft, served to prevent most problems...but the fishermen were always ...

... . Not only because the writer has the first two names as my own sister (amazing!) but because the news about the 2009 Dungeness crab fishery was not all bad. Profita writes that Northwest crabbers and processors expect a better season this year after low prices and low abundance made last year’s season a struggle. She also writes that markets are hungry for fresh crab this year because the ...

... depart in the afternoon, go throughout the night, and arrive in the morning of the following day. It is important to transit the coastal area at the beginning and end of the journey in daylight, as the crabbers have their crab traps scattered at random in 30 feet of water or less on each coast. These traps have lines that can become entangled in propellers and shafts, causing big problems for ...

Crabbers might be worried about a low haul of Dungeness this year, but at least a few of the oversized crustaceans made their way to The Publican, where they're now on the menu. The Fort Bragg, California-sourced crabs are served steamed in the shell, with a piquant side of cauliflower and romesco sauce. Read more posts by Helen Rosner