Fishing picks and pans for 2018
This column that each week focuses on Alaska’s seafood industry will enter into its 28th year in 2019. It began in the Anchorage Daily News...
Some harvesters will pay more for federal fisheries management
Fishermen in Alaska who own catch shares of halibut, sablefish and Bering Sea crab will pay more to the federal government to cover 2018...
U.S. seafood superpower is Alaska
Alaska is the nation’s superpower when it comes to seafood.American fishermen landed just shy of 10 billion pounds of fish and shellfish last year...
Wild salmon oil is the base for new skin serum
An Alaskan sisterhood of sorts is advancing a line of tundra botanicals mixed with the sea to create potent anti-aging skin care products bearing...
Harvesters bracing for more cuts to halibut harvest
Alaska fishermen are bracing for more cuts to their halibut harvest next year.Results of this year’s surveys showed that the Pacific stock from California...
Fish Factor: NFI project shows trickle down effects of tariffs
Seafood faces and places -A Seafood, Sea Jobs video campaign is taking its message on trade to the people who make policy decisions. The project was...
Fish Factor: Dutch Harbor, Kodiak contributing to net recycling
More shipping containers filled with plastic fishing nets, crab lines and other gear left Dutch Harbor in November for recycling plants in Europe, and...
Fisheries meetings coming up in Seattle, Dillingham
Fish watch
Some major Alaska fisheries are winding down for the year, while others are still going strong.In Southeast, a fishery opened on November 8...
Fish Factor: Salmon permit values remain stagnant
Values for Alaska salmon permits have remained stagnant all year, except for two regions, and costs for halibut quota shares have plummeted.For salmon permits,...
Fish Factor: Begich speaks easily on a wide range of fishery topics
“With fisheries, it’s almost the forgotten resource of our state as an economic driver. It’s almost like they are an afterthought. We have to realign...