Businesses are already trying to keep prices affordable while still earning enough to stay afloat and support their workers. Crabbing closures add to the pinch.
SEATTLE — The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced Friday it will reopen the Bristol Bay red king crab fishery, but the Bering Sea snow crab fishery will remain closed. It adds to the economic challenges some businesses have been facing.
“You’re always gonna see highs and lows as a commercial fisherman,” crabbing captain Casey McManus said. “Sometimes it’s good, sometimes it’s bad, feast or famine. But lately, the highs are a lot lower and the lows are even lower
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