Anita Kroska
503:58 - 504:50
"this stock since the year 2000 is that they undergo a really cyclical recruitment cycle where a lot of crab move through the system every few years, every 3 to 5 or 6 years."
“this stock since the year 2000 is that they undergo a really cyclical recruitment cycle where a lot of crab move through the system every few years, every 3 to 5 or 6 years.”
- Speaker
- Anita Kroska
- Timestamp
- 503:58 – 504:50
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Alaska
- Captured at
- June 6, 2026
From the transcript
So there's some connectivity there, but not necessarily connectivity from that region to other gully systems around the island. Another thing to note that is, has been apparent with this stock since the year 2000 is that they undergo a really cyclical recruitment cycle where a lot of crab move through the system every few years, every 3 to 5 or 6 years. And if you look at the figures in the document 512 and 513, you can also see that reflected in the general pulses of the population, both at the Kodiak District level and at the combined district level across the broader region. And this kind of matches, um, what we know about their maturity cycle, um, which is thought to be between 5 and 7 years.
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