Bob Desautel will continue to lead Pollock group
Bob Desautel, the co-founder, president and chief executive officer of Global Seas and Nina Fisheries, has been reelected chairman of the Association of Genuine...
Future management vote on Nushagak king salmon run moves to March
A decision on future management of Chinook salmon run in Bristol Bay’s Nushagak district has been delayed until the March 2023 meeting of the...
2023 SE tanner, golden king crab open February 12
Registration must be completed by Jan. 13 for the Southeast Alaska 2023 commercial Tanner and golden king crab fisheries, which open by regulation on...
BOF takes up Bristol Bay salmon issues
Fifty-two proposals are before the Alaska Board of Fisheries as these fishery managers wrestle with Bristol Bay fishery issues, including the Nushagak-Mulchatna King Salmon...
Bristol Bay issues on tap for BOF meeting
Tentative agenda items for the Alaska Board of Fisheries’ Bristol Bay meeting at the Dena’ina Convention Center in Anchorage Nov. 29 - Dec. 3...
New documentary tells story of spring Chinook salmon
A new documentary on the demise of spring Pacific Chinook salmon in the Pacific Northwest suggests that if management policies catch up with science...
Red king crab emergency rule request under review
An emergency rule request for closure of the Red King Crab Savings Area to all fishing gear with bottom contact will be up for...
PWSAC will pay $1M in restitution & fines for waste, burn incident
Prince William Sound Aquaculture Corp. (PWSAC) has agreed in federal court to pay $1 million in restitution and fines related to a 2018 incident...
Robust salmon harvest not reflected in job growth
Commercial seafood industry jobs declined just slightly for the 2021 season in Alaska, compared with a significant drop during the first year of the...
Public comment sought on red king crab protections
Federal fisheries managers are expected to make a decision, possibly by mid-January, on a request from Alaska Bering Sea Crabbers (ABSC) to close the...
