ADF&G is requesting bids from qualified bidders for harvesting and purchasing golden king crab from the Eastern Aleutian Islands (Area O east of 174° west longitude) to achieve ADF&G’s revenue goal of $500,000 for the Aleutian Islands crab observer and research programs. Bids will be taken based on price/pound of live crab to achieve the revenue goal of $500,000. The State does not guarantee a minimum or maximum quantity of crab delivered for sale to the contractor. Only legal-size male golden king crab (6.0 inches carapace width or greater, including spines) will be taken. All legal-size crab caught must be retained for sale, excluding injured or diseased crab. Crab with old shells or barnacles shall be retained for sale.
