Officials in Alaska announced Friday that a limited snow crabbing season in the Bering Sea will be allowed this year. The announcement comes after the crabbing season was canceled two years in a row in 2022 and 2023. The closures were caused by a swift decline in the Bering Sea snow crab population. In 2021, millions of crabs seemingly vanished. The Friday announcement comes as a welcome sign that the population is recovering. It's big news for crabbers who have missed two years of income from this catch. READ MORE: https://www.king5.com/article/tech/science/environment/small-bering-sea-snow-crabbing-season-allowed-after-closures/281-acee1bfc-b1d5-4e0f-afaf-12e5fdfd6939