The amount of crab that’s available for harvest in the region has been set, and Bristol Bay Red King Crab is seeing big cuts.

The total allowable catch for the fishery has been set at 7.8 million pounds. That’s a 47% drop from last year’s quota.

Meanwhile, the St. Matthew Blue King Crab fishery is seeing a boost. The quota has been set at 2.4 million pounds, up from 1.6 million last year.

Meanwhile, the Bering Sea tanner crab and Pribilof District red and blue king crab fisheries remain closed.

The snow crab quota is expected to be announced later in the week.

The season will open on October 15. So far, 83 boats have pre-registered, though only a percentage of those is anticipated to actually fish.