CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins88% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 88%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterADF&G advisory of 6 October 2025: 'The 2025/26 Bering Sea snow crab fishery will open ... at 12:00 noon October 15, 2025 and close at 11:59 p.m. May 15, 2026 in the Eastern Subdistrict ... and close at 11:59 p.m. May 31, 2026 in the Western Subdistrict'.[1]
Alaska nearly doubled the Bering Sea snow crab catch limit to 9.3 million pounds for the season opening 15 October 2025, adding 1 million pounds aimed at an unprecedented abundance of snow-Tanner hybrid crab.