Skill building is key to Young Fishermen’s Summit
The biggest year classes of Alaska fishermen are phasing out of the business and fewer young cohorts are recruiting in. The Alaska Young Fishermen’s...
Fish Factor: Company promotes farmed fish to save wild seafood
Recurring news headlines that have widely circulated about alarming declines of Pacific salmon have spawned a savvy new marketing strategy that tells consumers they...
Fish Factor: Challenging year ahead for commercial fleets
It’s going to be a tough year for many Alaska fishermen.Following on the heels of announcements of a massive drop in cod stocks, the...
Fish Factor: Trident promotes Alaska Pollock via mobile kitchen
Alaska pollock is the nation’s largest food fishery, usually producing more than three billion pounds each year. The flaky whitefish dominates in fish sticks,...
Fish Factor: Kodiak braces for crash of cod stocks
Kodiak officials already are drafting a disaster declaration due to the crash of cod stocks throughout the Gulf of Alaska. The shortage will hurt...
Fish Factor: Apprenticeship program lures younger crew
The clamor of “take me fishing” is taking on new meaning in Alaska.Prospects for a deckhand apprenticeship program just got a big lift from a...
Fish Factor: 2017 fishing picks and pans
For 27 years this weekly column has featured news for and about Alaska’s commercial fishing industry. It began in 1991 in the Anchorage Daily...
Fish Factor: Markets are emerging for fish parts
State seafood marketers are rebranding fish parts as ‘specialty’ products and mapping a path for millions more dollars in sales.Alaska’s fisheries produce more than...
Fish Factor: Growing sea otter population has voracious appetite
Sea otters and their devastating impacts on Southeast Alaska shellfish were among the many emotionally-charged topics at the state Board of Fisheries marathon meeting...
Fish Factor: Harvest allocation will be down for halibut
As expected, catches of Pacific halibut will decrease for this year, and likely into the foreseeable future.Following an increase in catches last year for...