Ice slows snow crab season

Feb 03rd 11:07 am By Jim Paulin

Sea ice is making for slow going for the snow crabbers. Their boats are tying up at Unalaska'a new boat harbor and crews are flying home thanks to ice clogging the fishing grounds west of the Pribilof Islands.


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Sea ice is making for slow going for the snow crabbers. Their boats are tying up at Unalaska'a new boat harbor and crews are flying home thanks to ice clogging the fishing grounds west of the Pribilof Islands.

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