Crab

Dungeness Crab for Dinner
January 26, 2020

Dungeness crab is a favorite dinner menu item from the docks of San Francisco to…

TAGS: Commercial Fishing for Dungeness Crab, Dungeness Crab, Dungeness Crab and Domoic Acid, Dungeness Crab and Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning, Dungeness Crab In Alaska, Dungeness Crab Management in Alaska, How to cook Dungeness Crab, Robin Barefield

Range and Commercial Fisheries for Tanner and Snow Crabs in Alaska
December 15, 2019

Tanner crabs range from Oregon to the Gulf of Alaska and the Bering Sea, as…

TAGS: Commercial Snow Crab Fishery, Commercial Tanner Crab Fishery, Robin Barefield, Snow Crab Management, Tanner Crab Management, Who Manages Tanner and Snow Crab?

Tanner Crab and Snow Crab(Chionoecetes bairdi and Chionoecetes opilio)
December 1, 2019

Whenever I mention tanner crabs to our guests, they return a questioning look. “What is…

TAGS: Alaska Snow Crab, Bairdi, Chionoecetes bairdi, Chionoecetes opilio, Opis, Robin Barefield, Tanner Crab, Tanner crab Biology

Crab Fishing: The Most Dangerous Job
October 20, 2019

Crab fishing in Alaska ranks as the most dangerous job in the United States; and…

TAGS: Commercial fishing in Alaska, Crab Fishing, Dangers of Crab Fishing, Deadliest Job, Fishing in Alaska, King Crab Fishing, Most Dangerous Job

Commercial King Crab Fishery
October 6, 2019

The red king crab fishery is Alaska’s top shellfish fishery, and red king crabs are…

TAGS: Commercial King Crab Fishing, Crab Fishing in Alaska, How to Fish for King Crab, King Crab, Robin Barefield

Biology and Life Cycle of the King Crab
September 8, 2019

Researchers do not fully understand the biology and life cycles of any of the king…

TAGS: Alaska King Crab, King Crab, King Crab Biology, King Crab Life Cycle, Red King Crab, Robin Barefield

Alaska King Crab
August 25, 2019

The family Lithodidae, known as the stone or king crabs, has 16 genera and 95…

TAGS: Alaska King Crab, Blue King Crab, Golden King Crab, Red King Crab, Robin Barefield, Scarlet King Crab