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.

Federal officials are looking into the deaths of nine orcas hauled up by groundfish trawlers in Alaska’s Bering Sea since May. Conservationists say more needs to be done to prevent such deaths. They ...

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced Friday afternoon that Bering Sea fishermen will be allowed to harvest a total of about 4.7 million pounds of opilio, also known as snow crab, for the ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A small fisheries technology firm armed with computers and hydrophones is trying to locate and silence the dinner bell that attracts pods of killer whales to longline vessels ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska— Several Alaska Native Tribal Governments and the Center for Biological Diversity filed a formal notice today of their intent to sue the National Marine Fisheries Service and U.S.

A deadly incident unfolds in the harsh Bering Sea as 15 people succumb to icy waters during fishing and transport operations. This video piece analyzes how brutal cold, treacherous sea conditions, and ...

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 ...

After a two-year hiatus forced by low stocks, the Bering Sea snow crab harvest is back on. The decision to reopen the harvest, announced on Oct. 4 by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, is based ...