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...
NOAA seeks public comment on red king crab savings area
NOAA Fisheries will continue to take public comment through Dec. 5 on a proposal from Alaska Bering Sea Crabbers (ABSC) for an emergency action...
Federal disaster determination sought for Alaska’s crab fisheries
The state of Alaska has asked Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo to declare a federal fishery disaster determination for the 2022-2023 Bristol Bay red king...
Alaska marks a fatality-free commercial fishing season
U.S. Coast Guard officials are congratulating Alaska’s fishing industry for a second fatality-free commercial fishing season in fiscal year 2022.Scott Wilwert, commercial fishing vessel...
PWS commercial herring fisheries remain closed
Commercial herring fisheries in Prince William Sound will remain closed through June 30, 2023, due to estimated spawning biomass being below threshold, say area...
Project Appleseed returns to Cordova
Project Appleseed, a non-profit organization that teaches rifle marksmanship skills that date back hundreds of years, came to the area for training from Oct....
New fisheries exhibit opens at Homer’s Pratt Museum
Salmon Culture: Kachemak Bay Connections, a new exhibit celebrating salmon as the common bond across cultures and generations, has opened at Homer’s Pratt Museum through Dec. 17.
PWSRCAC take stand against dispersants
Board members of the Prince William Sound Regional Citizens’ Advisory Council are taking a firm stand against use of chemical dispersants in an oil...
EVOSTC approves merging habitat, research funds
Members of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council have approved the merger of two separate accounts of federal funds for habitat protection and research related to the 1989 disaster in Prince William Sound for fiscal years 2023 through 2026.
Local Catch Network forms bonds between small boat harvesters
Several dozen small boat harvesters, marketing directors, researchers and fisheries consultants concluded a seafood summit at a Southcentral Alaska ski resort on Monday with optimism spurred by networking to resolve the challenges facing their industry.
