Petersburg . . . As announced in a December 11, 2008 news release, the season for the 2008/09
commercial golden king crab fishery in Southeast Alaska will open concurrently with the Tanner crab fishery at 12:00 noon on Sunday, February 15, 2009.
Guideline Harvest Levels
The overall guideline harvest level (GHL) for this season in Registration Area A is 590,000 pounds. The guideline harvest levels set within the guideline harvest ranges (GHRs) are as follows:
Management Area       Guideline Harvest Range         2008/09 GHL
Northern                                  0 – 145,000                       145,000
Icy Strait                                  0 – 55,000                           55,000
North Stephens Passage           0 – 25,000                           20,000
East Central                             0 – 225,000                       225,000
Mid Chatham                           0 – 150,000                       100,000
Lower Chatham                       0 – 50,000                           25,000
Southern                                  0 – 25,000                           20,000
Total Reg. Mgmt Areas             0 – 675,000                       590,000
The announcement when posted should be located here http://documents.cf1.adfg.state.ak.us/SubtopicContents.po?ERA=Current&TOPIC=10&SUBTOPIC=bki