Captain Dan Veerhusen and Jan, his wife, run the Taurus, one of the few remaining boats that still fish herring in the Bering ...

Bering Sea fishermen have harvested roughly 60 percent of this year’s total allowable harvest of snow crabs. But there’s limited processing capacity for the catch. Fishermen have unloaded ...

The bill would require designated seats on the seven-member board to represent commercial, sport, and subsistence sectors, ...

Landon and Charlie Eastman, sophomores at Shelby High School, are pursuing a pilot's license to fly airplanes. They will get ...

NOAA Fisheries biologists working on key surveys were cut, and more firings are expected, while restrictions on new rules ...

Late last month, Rebecca Howard was fired from her dream job. With less than two hours’ notice, the research biologist was ...

It premiered on the Discovery Channel on April 12, 2005. The show follows crab fishermen aboard fishing vessels in the Bering Sea during the Alaskan king crab and snow crab seasons.

The dangerous world of Alaskan crab fishing is set to return to screens ... look into the lives of fishermen braving the treacherous Bering Sea. Over the years, viewers have witnessed harrowing ...

Alaska has no statewide smoking ban. Instead, statewide smoking law generally requires the designation of smoking and nonsmoking areas and warning signage in most enclosed workplaces and public places ...

The Alaska king crab, on the other hand, has a limited habitat and harvesting season. The large crustaceans reside in the Bering Sea between Alaska and Russia. King crab fishermen harvest them for ...

Observers’ assignments can be aboard vessels or onshore locations such as harbors or processing plants, and can range from a few days to several weeks at sea ... measure crab, or even cook ...