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Pacific Fishermen Shipyard Recognized by Mayor’s Office

Each month Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn's office recognizes local businesses that "embody Seattle's pioneering spirit and reflect Seattle at its best." Recently Pacific Fishermen Shipyard was honored with a short video highlighting their significant accomplishments over the past few years and their long-standing support for the North Pacific fishing fleet. Learn More >

OPILIO/SNOW CRAB UP NEXT FOR ALASKA BERING SEA CRABBERS

Now that Bristol Bay Red King crab and St. Matthew’s Blue King crab have wrapped up for the year, Opilio/Snow crab will be next up for Alaska Bering Sea Crabbers. While the season officially opened on October 15, 2012, fishing for Snow crab doesn’t typically get started until early January. Learn More >

KING CRAB SEASON STARTS ON MONDAY!

Alaska Bering Sea Crabbers will be heading out to the fishing grounds on Monday October 15 for the start of the 2012/2013 Bristol Bay Red King crab and St. Matthew’s Blue King crab season. The total allowable catch for Bristol Bay is a little more than 7 million pounds. The St. Matthew’s quota is about 1.4 million pounds. Learn More >

Deadliest Catch Story

From deck hands to celebrities-the Bering Sea crab industry has reaped the rewards of TV stardom. Until 2005, fishermen waged their wars against the sea's deadliest storms in private, without a national platform to share footage of their near-death experiences. Learn More >

Alaska Bering Sea Crabbers Bring Snow Crab to Washington, DC!

If there’s one thing you can be sure of it’s that Senator Mark Begich is proud of Alaska. Whether its fighting to protect Alaskan interests in the halls of Congress or making sure Federal agencies are held accountable for their regulatory actions... Learn More >