Bering Sea Snow Crab and Red King Crab Seasons Open for 2026-27
ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins60% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 60%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 from 50% to 74% confidencein 13 daysEstimated: ADF&G's 20 August 2026 advisory opens preseason registration and says total allowable catches 'will be announced ... in early October'; the Bristol Bay red king crab and Bering Sea snow crab fisheries opened at 12:00 noon on 15 October in each of the 2023, 2024 and 2025 advisories.[1]
Alaska's Bering Sea snow crab and Bristol Bay red king crab fisheries are due to open at noon on 15 October 2026, with catch limits set in early October after the summer trawl survey.
