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Beginning of the Alaska King Crab fishery. Meat from one crab is sufficient tofill several cans. Scientists of the Fish and Wildlife Service, a forerunner of today's NMFS, showed where to catch crabs and helped develop satisfactorycanning methods. King crab being shown by Captain Trafton on the shipDOROTHY. F&W; - 12,476. (Image credit: Archival photograph by Mr. Sean Linehan)