NPFMC executive joins NOAA administration
After 27 years with the North Pacific Fishery Management Council, including 15 as executive director, Chris Oliver is taking on a new challenge, as...
PWS harvest tops one million fish
Commercial harvests of red salmon reached 378,000 fish in the Copper River drift district through June 20, as the run and harvest continued to...
Industrial fish wastes total nearly 10 million tons
A new university research report concludes that poor fishing practices and inadequate management result in industrial fishing fleets dumping nearly 10 million tons of...
PWS salmon harvest reaches 1.7 M
Commercial salmon harvests in Prince William sound stood at nearly 1.8 million fish on June 27, with the Chinook run about done and still...
Halibut charter vessels finding new fishing spots
A new University of Alaska Fairbanks study says halibut charter operators are changing fishing locations because of increasing fuel prices and new regulations.The study,...
Seafood uses go way beyond eating
(Editor’s note: Laine Welch is traveling. This column offers a selection of some of her favorite seafood research items, from salmon sperm to seafood in ice...
Webber designs on board net washing system
There’s nothing that catches fish better than a brand new net.If you can maintain a clean net you’re fully optimizing your ability to catch.Bill...
PWS wild salmon catch grows to 3.1 M fish
Harvesters boosted the Prince William Sound catch of wild salmon to 3.1 million fish through July 4, with the Copper River drift district deliveries...
Fish Factor: Robots find a role in seafood processing
Robots are cutting up snow crabs in Canada, a sign of things to come in the seafood processing industry.Overall, seafood processing has a relatively small...
Statewide commercial salmon harvest hits 48 M
Wild salmon harvests in Prince William Sound rose to nearly 8 million fish through July 11, more than double the 3.1 million fish delivered...
