[Alaska] Alaska cancels snow crab season for first time after population collapses

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The fact of the matter is China is devastating seafood production by overfishing everywhere they can, with zero regard for the consequences, and no one is doing a damn thing about it.

China is not the only country we catch fishing illegally in Alaskan waters. Canada is the biggest repeat offender, with Japan and Russia also included.

Kodiak-based Coast Guard intercepts illegal Chinese fishing vessel

An illegal fishing vessel was intercepted off the coast of Japan with 80 tons of chum salmon and one ton of squid onboard. Listen now

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When we encounter them their vessels are seized and sold at public auction.

Confiscated Fishing Vessel To Be Sold

Five months after its seizure, the stateless fishing vessel Bangun Perkasa is still tied up at the dock in Unalaska – but not for much longer. Earlier this month, a U.S. District Court judge formally declared the vessel unclaimed. Now the government will seek forfeiture so the Bangun Perkasa can...

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If they go out and completely destroy the crab population they won't have an income for possibly decades rather than just stutting down for a year or two.

It can be a pain in the ass when they close a fishery, but knowing the purpose for doing so is to strengthen the existing population, whether it is crab, salmon, or some other species, makes it worth the inconvenience. There are other fisheries. They may take longer to reach and end up costing fisherman more, but a closed fishery does not mean fisherman cannot continue to earn a living. There are several dozen of fisheries all over Alaska.