Mandate to label GE salmon in appropriations bill
An appropriations bill now before the full Senate contains a labeling mandate for genetically engineered salmon, recommendations for nutritional advice on seafood, assistance for...
Just another Thursday night for Cordova’s finest
It looked seriously official and seemed quite alarming, if only for a short while on the night of May 26, as the Cordova Volunteer...
PWS braces for harvest of humpies and silvers
Pink salmon were the major contributor over the past week to the overall rise in the catch of wild Alaska salmon in Prince William...
Canadian snow crab prices up 30 percent
Canadian snow crab prices are now 30 percent higher than last year, as the Newfoundland season is done, with the exception of a couple...
Salmon Sisters donates wild salmon to Food Bank
Salmon Sisters, the Homer apparel company whose online catalog offers everything from designer hoodies to aprons, hats and mugs, has donated some 14,688 cans...
Salmon still coming to Copper River
Commercial fishing effort in the Copper River, Coghill and Eshamy districts, along with the Prince William Sound general seine and hatchery fisheries boosted the...
UFA plans Salmon Habitat Information Program
United Fishermen of Alaska has announced plans for an online Salmon Habitat Information Program, to keep commercial harvesters updated on issues ranging from water...
PWS catch reaches 11.7 M
Harvests of all five species of salmon in Prince William Sound rose by over 2 million fish during a seven days period ending on...
Why haven’t herring recovered?
“One medium school of sand lance — two small schools of 1-year herring.”With a data sheet in my hands, I quickly jotted down the...
Cordova Chronicles: Tender fleet awaits next opener
Much of the Prince William Sound tender fleet laid on anchor beside major processors Trident, Ocean Beauty, and Copper River Seafoods last week, awaiting...