Alex Haley crew saves five lives during Bering Sea patrol
Crew aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley are back in Kodiak, after a 35-day Bering Sea winter patrol during which they saved five lives, including a 20-month-old King Cove child suffering from respiratory distress.
Cordovan among 3 named to Alaska Board of Fisheries
Three new appointments to the Alaska Board of Fisheries, plus one appointment and one reappointment to the Alaska Board of Game were announced on Monday, March 28, by Gov. Mike Dunleavy.
Fish Factor: Herring harvesters anticipate record catch, but shortage of buyers
The arrival of herring signals the start of Alaska’s spring fisheries and this year’s catch levels from each of the three main areas are record breakers.
Grant program will aid seafood processing sector
A grant program of the state Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development will distribute $30.6 million to Alaska’s seafood processing sector, including those who are processors of shellfish.
NFWF will invest $140 million in grants for coastal resilience
Requests for pre-proposals for the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s National Coastal Resilience Fund are due by April 21, at the start of an annual coastal funding project that will invest $140 million in grants to protect valuable coastal ecosystems.
GAPP salutes tireless efforts of Don Young
Among the dozens of tributes pouring in this past week for Rep. Don Young, who passed away a tireless advocate for a flight home to Alaska, was one from the Association of Genuine Alaska Pollock Producers, calling him tireless advocate for all Alaska seafood.
Navy announced change in Gulf Alaska training activities
Navy officials have prepared a supplement to the December 2020 Gulf of Alaska Navy training plan known as Exercise Northern Edge.
ADF&G predicts king salmon run will be 13% below 10-year average
The 2022 run of Copper River king salmon is forecast to be between 23,000-58,000 fish, or 13% below the recent 10-year average (2012-2021) total run of 46,000 fish.
Bering Sea is focus of NOAA effort to accelerate science delivery to fisheries managers
The Bering Sea is home to some of the nation’s largest and most profitable commercial fisheries, including Alaskan pollock and Pacific cod. It's also one of the fastest warming parts of the world, with fish stocks becoming increasingly vulnerable to marine heat waves, the loss of sea ice, low-oxygen waters, harmful algal blooms, and other conditions that stress species, ecosystems, and economies.
Austin’s Shakey Graves will headline Salmonfest on Aug. 5
Austin alternative folksinger Shakey Graves will be the headliner on Friday, Aug. 5, at Salmonfest, the annual Kenai Peninsula Fairgrounds celebration of Alaska’s wild salmon and salmon habitat.
