Blue king crab hatchery project update

November 14, 2011

Marmian Grimes

Juvenile blue king crabs had an 85 percent survival rate after a 10 week nursery grow-out period at the Alutiiq Pride Shellfish Hatchery in Seward.

Read the full article in the November issue of News Flash, a monthly update for the Alaska King Crab Research, Rehabilitation and Biology program.

AKCRRAB is a research and rehabilitation project sponsored by the Alaska Sea Grant College Program, UAF School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, NOAA Fisheries, the Alutiiq Pride Shellfish Hatchery, community groups, and industry members.

A summary of the project is available online.