Crabbers subsidized with federal aid checks It's the first time funds of this magnitude have been provided by U.S. Associated Press NAGS HEAD - For the first time, more than 2,000 crabbers will get federal aid checks to make up for a glut of foreign imports and a drop in prices. N.C. crab harvests have fallen off drastically from the record 65.6 million pounds caught in 1996. This year's catch, not yet counted, is higher than it has been in recent years, but the bigger catch has driven prices down. Crabbers were paid about 20 cents per pound this year,...