Snow crab landings were recorded at over 56,000 tonnes in 2024. "Fisheries landings increased from a 25-year low in 2019," said DFO biologist Julia Pantin.

Newfoundland and Labrador's crab harvester's are protesting the province's $2.20-a pound crab price. Snow crab is the most valuable fishery product in the province.

P.E.I. snow crab fishers are facing a big cut in how much they can catch in 2025. The federal department of fisheries is recommending a 33 percent reduction in the quota in the southern Gulf of St ...

Snow crabs in a fish market. (Tessa57/ iStock/ Getty Images Plus) “Snow crab is by far the most abundant of all the Bering Sea crab species that is caught commercially,” Daly explained.

Crab boats in Newfoundland and Labrador have stayed tied on this season, with harvesters refusing to fish for $2.20 per pound of crab, the figure set by the province's price-setting panel.

The quota for Newfoundland and Labrador's snow crab fishery is increasing by over 30 per cent for the 2022 season, adding to momentum in the province's most lucrative fishery. Federal Fisheries ...

DFO's 2024 snow crab stock assessment remained on par with 2023. (Terry Roberts/CBC)Newfoundland and Labrador snow crab stocks appear to remain healthy, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) said Tuesday ...