The overall objective of the bering sea crab research projects administered by alaska department of fish & game is to support research, gather data, and distribute data on the commercial crab…

The overall objective of the bering sea crab research projects administered by alaska department of fish & game is to support research, gather data, and distribute data on the commercial crab fishery stocks of the bering sea and aleutian islands. Those activities are directed towards providing information to fishery managers, the alaska board of fisheries, and the north pacific fishery management council that is needed to manage crab fisheries consistent with state of alaska commercial fishery regulations, the policy on king and tanner crab resource management goal and benefits, the fishery management plan for the commercial king and tanner crab fisheries in the bering sea/aleutian islands, and national standards 1 and 2 of the magnuson stevens fishery conservation and management act. Sub projects within this spending plan generally fall in two categories: process studies and stock assessment support. Because the bering sea has multiple crab stocks with varying levels of commercial