Imported king crab is often called Alaskan king crab, because many people think that's the actual name of the species. But 75 percent of the king crab sold in the U.S. is imported from Russia, ...

The truth is, there isn’t just one king crab, and yours may not be from Alaska. What you see in the supermarket may not be what you think.

SEATTLE -- The Costco king-crab legs are thick and meaty. But the real lure is the price: At $10.99 per pound, they are a quick sell to holiday-season shoppers. Crabbers from Puget Sound near ...

Southeast Alaska’s next commercial golden king crab and Tanner crab fisheries will open on Feb. 17. Recent Tanner crab stock surveys show less mature biomass compared to years prior.

Alaska king crab legs have such a sweetly subtle flavor that I’m resistant to experimental recipes. Drawn butter and perhaps a few lemon wedges are, for me, the ideal accompaniment to this ...

The wild Alaska king and snow crab season kicked off on October 15. The Alaska Bristol Bay red king crab harvest is set at 16 million pounds, a drop from last year’s harvest but above the 10-year ...

Alaska officials have canceled the fall Bristol Bay red king crab harvest, and for the first time, have also scrapped the winter harvest of smaller snow crab.

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced Friday it will again cancel this year's Bering Sea snow crab harvest. Bristol Bay red king crab will re-open.

Alaska fishermen will be able to harvest red king crab for the first time in two years, offering a slight reprieve to the beleaguered fishery beset by low numbers likely exacerbated by climate change.

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has canceled the Bristol Bay king crab season for a second year in a row and called off the winter hunting season for smaller snow crabs. Officials scrubbed ...

Red king crab harvested in Alaska is seen in this undated photo. Red king crab are the largest of Alaska’s commercially harvested crab species, and their meat is prized as a delicacy.