Alaskan king crab fishing
![An NMFS Alaskan fisheries observer holding a red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus)](/Images/godic/202412/18/Redkingcrab5948.jpg")
Alaskan king crab fishing is carried out during the fall months in the waters off the coast of Alaska and the Aleutian Islands. The commercial harvest is performed during a very short season, and the catch is shipped worldwide. Large numbers of king crab are also caught in Russian and international waters.