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Alaskan Rationalized Crab Fishery Value Rises 37.5%

UNITED STATES
Friday, July 31, 2026, 05:00 (GMT + 9)

Added value in Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands fishery, combined with reduced administrative costs, lowers federal cost recovery fee from 1.2% to 0.67% for the 2026/2027 season. Washington. The commercial value of the fishery managed under the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Crab Rationalization Program increased by approximately 37.5% compared to the previous year, according to a notice published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) As a result of this economic improvement, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) set the cost recovery fee percentage at 0.67% for the 2026/2027 crab fishing year. In the previous season, the fee had been 1.2%. The reduction in the fee percentage responds to two simultaneous developments: the added value of the fishery used in the regulatory ca... FULL STORY

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