ST. PAUL ISLAND, Alaska — This tiny island in the middle of the Bering Sea had recently ... and hiss out a boiled-crab-smelling steam. The harbor thronged with boats. “It looked like a city ...

crab fishermen can target them relatively easily. Snow crabs, on the other hand, often inhabit shallower, sandy, or muddy bottoms in the Bering Sea. They are more tolerant of varying water ...