This means that the government of Alaska gives each fishing vessel a certain number of crabs they are allowed to catch for the year. Then, the crab boats head out to sea and don't stop laying ...

Captain Dan Veerhusen and Jan, his wife, run the Taurus, one of the few remaining boats that still ... of a multimillion dollar crab boom. “I love herring fishing. It's real fishing.” ...

For two years in a row, the Alaska Department of Fish ... "There's not a lot you can do. These boats are specifically ...