The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has set the Bering Sea snow crab harvest limit at 18.961,000 pounds, with 17,064,900 pounds for community development quota entities.

That’s down from a total allowable catch of 21,570,000 pounds in the 2016/2017 season.

The fishery opens on Oct. 15 and runs through May 15 for the eastern subdistrict and through May 31 for the western subdistrict.

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