Islands. In comparison with other commercially viable king crabs, golden king crabs are noted as being similar in flavor, but perhaps milder and sweeter.

To protect the golden king crab stock in Alaska, several regulations have been established. Crab fishermen may only catch and harvest males of a legal size, that being 7 inches or larger laterally across the carapace. Fishing also must not coincide with mating and molting periods.

After the North Pacific Council approved stock assessments of golden king crab, state managers were

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