Five Boats Busted With Female Crab

It looks like commercial fishermen in the Bering Sea may take the snow crab quota after all.

The fleet has been hampered for months, with record-setting ice closing off fishing grounds and damaging gear.

But faster fishing brings a whole new set of problems. A good chunk of the fleet has been busted for poor fishing practices.

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