In 2016 the snow crab catch was 7,354,109
In 2017 the snow crab catch was kept confidential but it seems like it might have been very very high.
In 2018 the snow crab catch was 3,136, 219
In 2019 the snow crab catch was 3,818,250
In 2019 NOAA reported on a drastic decline in the juvenile population of snow crab
In 2020 the total catch of snow crab was 4,212,590 pounds.
In 2021 the total catch of all crabs was reduced to 12,600,000 pounds by the North Pacific Fisheries Management Council. Crabbers pressed the Council to open additional fishing areas to the north for crabbing.
In 2022 the snow crab season was canceled
Why is the huge harvest of 2016 and probably 2017, subsequent dwindling of catches, the ignoring of NOAA's warning and the increased catch after warning not being discussed in the collapse of the snow crab population