Alaska crabbers could be fishing this weekend after members of the United States government reached a tentative deal Wednesday to end the shutdown.
Although the season for Bristol Bay red king crab opened Oct. 15, boats have had to sit idly at port, at a cost of roughly $1,000 (€738.49) a day, waiting for action from the furloughed National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration employees, who assign individual fishing quotas (IFQ).
With the shutdown over, NOAA workers should return to work on Thursday, according to Mike Anderson, press secretary for Rep.
