Science & Data

The Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands (BSAI) crab fisheries managed under the North Pacific Fishery Management Council’s Fishery Management Plan (FMP) are currently prosecuted by an active fleet of 115 catcher vessels and two-catcher processors and landed and processed at 14 processing facilities throughout the region. Of the 10 crab stocks and 11 fisheries managed under the FMP1, eight fisheries are currently open to targeted fishing. The Bering Sea Tanner (BST) crab fisheries reopened for targeted fishing for the 2013/14 season 2 after being closed since the 2010/11 season. Pribilof Islands red and blue king, and Western Aleutian red king crab stocks are currently designated overfished, as detailed in the assessments for these stocks. The Saint Matthew blue king (SMB) crab fishery was closed for the 2013/14 season under the State of Alaska’s management strategy, and reopened for the 2014/15 and 2015/16 seasons.

Written by Ben Richards and Amanda Dillon.

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Logbook summary reports for the 2015 calendar year.

Logbook summary reports for the 2014 calendar year.

Logbook summary reports for the 2015 calendar year.

Logbook summary reports for the 2013 calendar year.

Research to help increase our understanding of harbor seals in the Aleutian Islands.

Recovering instruments and collecting blood samples to gain a wealth of new information.

Research to help increase our understanding of harbor seals in the Aleutian Islands.