Commercial Shellfish Fisheries
Norton Sound & Kotzebue Management Area
Fishery Advisory Announcements
- 2023 Norton Sound Summer Commercial King Crab Fishery To Open (PDF 177 kB) - 6/6/23
- Norton Sound Winter Commercial Red King Crab Fishery Will Close April 30 (PDF 174 kB) - 4/24/23
- Norton Sound Commercial Red King Crab Guideline Harvest Level Set (PDF 175 kB) - 2/17/23
- Norton Sound 2023 Winter Commercial Crab Fishery Opens Febuary 1 (PDF 175 kB) - 1/20/23
Harvest
- 2018 Norton Sound Summer & Winter Crab Season Summary (PDF 1,945 kB)
- 2017 Norton Sound Summer & Winter Crab Season Summary (PDF 1,670 kB)
- 2016 Norton Sound Summer & Winter Crab Season Summary (PDF 1,678 kB)
- 2015 Norton Sound Summer & Winter Crab Season Summary (PDF 1,745 kB)
- 2014 Norton Sound Summer Crab Season Summary (PDF 1,261 kB)
- 2013 Norton Sound Summer Crab Season Summary (PDF 1,637 kB)
- 2012 Norton Sound Summer Crab Season Summary (PDF 1,414 kB)
- 2011 Summer Crab Season Summary (PDF 1,256 kB)
- 2010 Summer Crab Season Summary (PDF 1,611 kB)
- 2009 Summer Crab Season Summary (PDF 911 kB)
- Shrimp Exvessel Prices
- Statewide Crab Exvessel Prices
Management
Management Plans
Annual Management Reports
- 2015 Annual Management Report Norton Sound-Port Clarence Area, and Arctic-Kotzebue Area (PDF 4,862 kB)
- 2014 Annual Management Report Norton Sound-Port Clarence Area, and Arctic-Kotzebue Area (PDF 4,849 kB)
- 2013 Annual Management Report Norton Sound-Port Clarence Area, and Arctic-Kotzebue Area (PDF 4,810 kB)
- 2012 Annual Management Report Norton Sound-Port Clarence Area, and Arctic-Kotzebue Area (PDF 6,638 kB)
- 2011 Annual Management Report for Norton Sound, Port Clarence, and Kotzebue (PDF 8,002 kB)
- 2010 Annual Management Report for Norton Sound, Port Clarence, and Kotzebue (PDF 18,621 kB)
- 2009 Annual Management Report for Norton Sound, Port Clarence, and Kotzebue (PDF 4,700 kB)
- 2008 Annual Management Report for Norton Sound, Port Clarence, and Kotzebue (PDF 5,176 kB)
- 2007 Annual Management Report for Norton Sound, Port Clarence, and Kotzebue (PDF 2,091 kB)
- 2006 Annual Management Report for Norton Sound, Port Clarence, and Kotzebue (PDF 2,522 kB)
Research
- Summary of 2017 and 2018 Norton Sound Red King Crab Bottom Trawl Surveys (PDF 3,630 kB)
- Red King Crab Movement, Growth, and Size Composition Within Eastern Norton Sound, Alaska, 2012-2014 (PDF 3,291 kB)
- Comparison of Escape Mechanisms and Their Ability to Reduce Catch of Sublegal Red King Crab in Norton Sound, Alaska (PDF 1,020 kB)