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Crab pots are stacked in Unalaska in preparation for crab season. An increase in demand combined with a tight global supply is pushing prices to record levels, according to industry reports. (Photo/Jim Paulin/For the Journal)
“Insatiable” is the word being used to describe the demand for snow crab as the world’s largest fishery got underway on April 5 in Eastern Canada. And while more snow crab will be available this year, buyers expect a tight supply.
Global seafood supplier Tradex said snow crab and other “premium crab” saw huge growth at retail in 2020 and demand is even greater this year.
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Boat mishap claims life of a Sitka subsistence herring harvester
Posted by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Apr 12, 2021
Theodosius “Dosy” Merculief. (Kootznoowoo, Inc. image)
One Sitka man has died and another sustained injuries after being thrown from their skiff while subsistence fishing for herring eggs last week (4-9-21).
Good Samaritans played a critical role in the rescue, which took place less than a quarter mile from shore.
Note: You can find a link to the GoFundMe campaign for the Merculief family here.
41-year old Theodosius Merculief known to family and friends as “Dosy” was pronounced dead at the Mt. Edgecumber Medical Center, shortly after he and his companion, 43-year old James Jensen, were pulled from the water near the Starrigavan boat ramp by Good Samaritans last Friday afternoon (4-9-21).