A Golden King Crab in 2013. (Creative Commons Photo by Boris Kasimov/Flickr)
A Golden King Crab in 2013. (Creative Commons Photo by Boris Kasimov/Flickr)

The 2024 golden king crab fishery for the East Central management area -which includes the waters around Haines – closed after only four days when area fishermen caught more crab than the season’s total guideline harvest level set for all of Southeast.

Last year, fishermen reportedly observed a golden king crab population boom in parts of Southeast, but the ability to harvest…