News Flash Archives
Alaska King Crab Research, Rehabilitation and Biology Program (AKCRRAB)
Scientists involved in AKCRRAB research highlight their work each month in a newsletter called AKCRRAB News Flash. Subscribers receive the newsletter electronically, and older issues are archived here.
To receive AKCRRAB News Flash by email, contact Sue Keller, (907) 474-6703.
Past Issues
2012
- December 2012: Fishers and processors collect and ship blue king crab for research
- November 2012: Old Harbor community supports AKCRRAB
- October 2012: Female red king crabs collected in southeast Alaska for new study
- September 2012: Comparing temperature effects on molting and growth of newly settled red and blue king crabs
- August 2012: NOAA ecological research on hatchery-cultured blue king crabs
- July 2012: Blue king crab rearing experiment shows low cannibalistic mortality in first juvenile stages
- June 2012: Juvenile blue king crabs shipped from Alutiiq Pride Shellfish Hatchery for research
- May 2012: Researchers improve blue king crab culture technology and achieve high survival at Alutiiq Pride Shellfish Hatchery
- April 2012: Blue king crab larvae hatch at Alutiiq Pride Shellfish Hatchery
- March 2012: Researchers assess predation of hatchery-cultured juvenile red king crabs in the wild
- February 2012: Blue king crab behavior and habitat preference in the presence of competitors and predators
- January 2012: Researchers study blue king crab genetic population structure
2011
- December 2011: Blue king crab broodstock arrive from St. Matthew Island
- November 2011: Blue king crab rearing yields high survival at Alutiiq Pride Shellfish Hatchery
- October 2011: Researchers at NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center in Kodiak examine red king crab cannibalism
- September 2011: AKCRRAB reports research progress to fishing industry
- August 2011: Undergraduate student assists in field study investigating juvenile red king crab predation
- July 2011: Undergraduate researcher compares growth of juvenile red and blue king crabs
- June 2011: AKCRRAB ships juvenile red king crabs to Juneau
- May 2011: Biologists culture southeast Alaska red king crab at Alutiiq Pride Shellfish Hatchery
- April 2011: Production of red and blue king crab at Alutiiq Pride Shellfish Hatchery
- March 2011: High school student presents red king crab research at science fair and is selected for national competition
- February 2011: AKCRRAB conducts juvenile red king crab tagging study
- January 2011: Researchers try to duplicate production success using alternate red king crab stock
2010
- November–December 2010: Researchers test effects of conditioning on hatchery-cultured red king crabs
- October 2010: NMFS Kodiak Lab researchers study red king crab rearing conditions and cannibalism
- September 2010: Cannibalism in king crab juveniles is reduced during studies by holding like sizes together.
- August 2010: Divers collect juvenile red king crabs for field study
- July 2010: Temperature experiments on hatchery-cultured red king crabs at NOAA
- June 2010: AKCRRAB makes largest shipment of juvenile red king crabs to date
- May 2010: Alutiiq Pride Shellfish Hatchery successfully rears red king crab larvae
- April 2010: High school students participate in AKCRRAB research
- March 2010: Juneau field studies: Habitat and predation risk for juvenile red king crab
- February 2010: Growth physiology studies on juvenile king crab at Juneau laboratory
- January 2010: Research biologist Jim Swingle joins Alaska Sea Grant
2009
- December 2009: Red and blue king crab broodstock arrive from Bristol Bay and St. Matthew Island
- November 2009: NMFS scientists conduct red king crab habitat use and larval studies in Kodiak, Alaska
- October 2009: Not published
- September 2009: Genetics studies on king crab populations conducted in Juneau, Alaska
- August 2009: Habitat and predation risk in juvenile red king crab: Research in Juneau
- July 2009: Hatchery nursery experiments on juvenile red king crab
- June 2009: Habitat and predator-prey studies with juvenile red king crabs in Newport, Oregon
- May 2009: Red king crab larvae are successfully reared at hatchery
- April 2009: Millions of red king crab larvae hatch at Alutiiq Pride Shellfish Hatchery
- March 2009: Blue king crabs hatched from Little Diomede Island travel to Juneau for AKCRRAB research
