Scientists have discovered an ancient species of crab with bizarre, cartoonishly large eyes that roamed the sea 95 million years ago. The unusual, ultra-small creature called Callichimaera perplexa - ...

Bering Sea snow crab, with two specimens seen in this undated photo, support an iconic Alaska seafood harvest, but a crash in population triggered two consecuctive years of closure, starting in 2022.

The Bering Sea snow crab season was canceled after billions of crabs disappeared, devastating Alaska’s fishing industry and the livelihoods of those who depend on it. From Alaska Public Media and KMXT ...

KODIAK, Alaska — Snow crabs are creatures that historically have filled Alaska's Bering Sea. That's why when they vanished, everyone was caught off guard. State of Alaska Researcher Ben Daly said in ...

SEATTLE — Federal biologist Erin Fedewa boarded a research vessel in June in Dutch Harbor, and journeyed to a swath of the Bering Sea that typically yields an abundance of young snow crab in annual ...

KODIAK, Alaska — The Bering Sea snow crab fishery will be closed again this year due to population concerns. Crabbers from the Pacific Northwest who fish in Alaska had been watching and waiting for ...

Clusters of snow crab legs are displayed on Jan. 13, 2023, at the seafood counter at a midtown Anchorage grocery store. The product was identified as previously frozen. The 2022-23 Bering Sea snow ...

This winter will mark the first time in the history of U.S. management that the Bering Sea snow crab fishery will be closed. While other crab stocks have been declining in the North Pacific for years, ...

For Bering Sea crabber Gretar Gudmundsson, December is a month for preparing his two boats for the winter harvest season. But not this year. For the first time, the winter snow crab season has been ...

Bering Sea snow crab, with two specimens seen in this undated photo, support an iconic Alaska seafood harvest, but a crash in population since 2018 triggered the first ever closure of the fishery in ...