Alaska Cancels the Bering Sea Snow Crab Season for the First Time
CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins90% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 90%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 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 'For Immediate Release: 10/10/2022': '2022/23 Bering Sea Snow Crab Season Closed ... Bering Sea snow crab will remain closed for the 2022/23 season.'[1]
Alaska kept the Bering Sea snow crab fishery closed for the 2022-23 season after survey numbers fell below the threshold to open it, the first closure in the fishery's history, and shut Bristol Bay red king crab for a second straight year.
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