Unalaska, AK – Makushin and Scan Bays will not open for Tanner crab fishing this year. The trawl survey showed that the abundance of legal male crabs in that area is the lowest it's been since 2000 and is below the required number for it to be opened. Unalaska Bay and Akutan Bay will open for fishing on January 15. Registered boats of 58 feet or less can try for a guideline harvest level of 74 thousand pounds in the Unalaska and Kaletka Bay section and 45 thousand pounds in Akutan Bay. The abundance estimate for Akutan is the second highest in a series of estimates and the estimate for Unalaska Bay is up 32 percent from last year. The open-access Eastern Aleutian tanner crab fishery is managed by the Alaska Department of Fish & Game and is not rationalized. About 10 boats participate every year.