Fans of Discovery Channel's Deadliest Catch
Red King fleet Quotas from AF&G
The Alaska Department of Fish & Game (ADF&G) and National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
have completed analysis of NMFS trawl survey data for Bristol Bay red king crab. The 2011/2012 total allowable catch (TAC) is based on abundance and biomass estimates from the ADF&G length based analysis model.
The Bristol Bay red king crab stock is above the mature female abundance threshold of 8.4 million crab and the effective spawning biomass (ESB) is over the threshold of 14.5 million pounds. The 2011 Bristol Bay red king crab ESB is estimated to be 43.08 million pounds.
Since the ESB estimate is less than 55.0 million pounds but greater than 34.75 million pounds,
a 12.5 percent exploitation rate is applied to the estimated mature male abundance of 10.125
million crab. Total allowable catch (TAC) for the 2011/2012 season is 7.834 million pounds...
Press Release
Internet Link: Red King 2011
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Comment by Terrii Zernechel on October 21, 2011 at 7:22pm -
This is awesome information! Thank you!
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Comment by Mireille on October 13, 2011 at 1:59pm -
Hhmmm, that's gonna be some expensive crab legs indeed Everett. But it's still (one of the) best food ever. I'll start saving aready!
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Comment by Tiffani Armstrong on October 7, 2011 at 1:15pm -
Wow 50% down. Bad for the guys but this causes more conflict so the viewer rating will probably go up
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Comment by Captain Everett Bryant on October 4, 2011 at 9:41am -
The quota is down 50% for Red King crab. If you think they are expensive now wait until this next opening your price at the store is going to go way up
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Comment by Marie D on October 4, 2011 at 8:48am
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Thanks for the info Mary Beth.
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Comment by Debra Char Giese on October 4, 2011 at 2:51am -
Interesting!! :)
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Comment by Cory ortiz on October 3, 2011 at 7:27pm -
Whoa very small quota.
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Comment by Sparky on October 3, 2011 at 6:50pm -
Cheera for that Mary. Glad to know :)
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