Electronic monitoring option coming for more harvesters
Federal fisheries officials plan to integrate electronic monitoring into the North Pacific Observer Program in 2018, making it available to more harvesters who may...
Harvest of kings restricted in coast wide fisheries
Citing poor ocean survival conditions for king salmon persisting in Southeast Alaska and British Columbia, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game is halting...
Fish Factor: Home Meal kits offer new market for wild Alaska seafood
Alaska aims to get in on the growing popularity of Home Meal kits that will deliver seafood directly to American kitchens.The kits typically offer...
Drop in value of US dollar helps seafood sales
The US dollar has dropped in value all year against a basket of other global currencies.While that may sound like a bad thing, it’s...
Apply now for Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant program
NOAA Fisheries is seeking applicants for the next Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Program, which funds projects addressing the needs of fishing communities.The deadline for pre-proposals is...
WDFW asks anglers to harvest escaped Atlantic salmon
A net pen failure at a fish farm southeast of Bellingham, Wash., near the San Juan Islands, has released thousands of Atlantic salmon, prompting...
Ailing crewmember airlifted from trawler
An ailing crewmember aboard the183-foot fishing vessel Unimak was medevaced by a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew on Aug. 26 and taken to the...
Fish Factor: Alaska sea cucumber may have medicinal benefits
Editor’s note: Sea cucumbers and their extracts have gained much interest among researchers and nutritionists because of their nutritive value, potential health benefits and...
Update: Estimated 165,000 Atlantic salmon escaped from net pens
A harvest hunt continues for an estimated 20,000 Atlantic salmon, the last of upwards of 165,000 of these farmed fish estimated to have escaped...
Public invited to help count Cook Inlet Beluga whales
NOAA Fisheries and partners are inviting the public to help spot and count Cook Inlet beluga whales on Sept. 9 as part of a...
