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flag Alaska reopens snow crab fishery with 9.3M-pound limit amid mixed recovery signs.

flag Alaska is reopening its snow crab fishery after two years of closures, setting a 9.3 million-pound harvest limit—double last year’s cap—due to signs of population recovery following a 2018 marine heatwave. flag A new allowance for up to 1 million pounds of snow-tanner crab hybrids reflects an unexpected surge in hybrid crabs, whose rise scientists are still studying. flag Bristol Bay red king crab limits increased to 2.7 million pounds, and tanner crab harvests nearly doubled in the western Bering Sea, though declined in the east. flag All fisheries open October 15, with closures planned by spring. flag While juvenile crab numbers are rising, large male snow crabs remain at historic lows, and long-term sustainability remains uncertain, especially for red king crabs, where young crab recruitment has not improved since 2015.

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