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Andrew Cresalia, 20, and his father Richard Fitzpatrick prepare for the upcoming commercial crab season at Pier 45, Monday, Nov. 2, 2015, in San Francisco, Calif. It fill be Cresalia's first year crab fishing and Fitzpatrick's 40th year on their fishing vessel, Josephine. less.
In the Bering Sea specifically, the two most active months are October and January. Each season, approximately 250 crab fishing boats converge on Dutch Harbor, Alaska, in search of Alaskan king crab. Crab vessels cost several million dollars to build, and tens of thousands of dollars to operate annually. The boats range in size from 40 to 200 feet; each crew typically consists of one captain and three to nine deckhands.