2018 salmon season among highest in value
Alaska’s 2018 commercial salmon harvest, excluding 2016, was the smallest in 34 years, but the seventh most valuable since 1975, earning harvesters $595.6 million.That’s...
NPFMC to take final action on charter halibut catch
Federal fisheries managers are set to take final action at their December meeting in Anchorage on charter halibut management measures for Southeast and Southcentral...
2019 Bristol Bay sockeye harvest forecast is 27.6M
State biologists are forecasting a run of 40.18 million red salmon into Bristol Bay in 2019, with a harvest of 27.6 million fish.While the...
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...
Senate okays vessel ballast water relief
Legislation to relieve commercial fishing vessel owners and operators from federal and state regulations for ballast water and other incidental discharges has passed the...
NOAA plan to boost aquaculture production criticized
NOAA Fisheries’ strategic plan to develop sustainable marine aquaculture is drawing criticism from commercial fishermen and environmentalists who argue it’s the problem rather than...
SeaShare deliveries just keep growing
SeaShare’s deliveries of seafood to 28 locations in 16 states, including Alaska, have reached one million pounds so far this year and another 270,00...
Red king crab adds class to appetizer offerings
Bristol Bay red king crab, in relatively short supply this winter, is a popular ingredient in a number of seafood appetizers being created by...
Sex offender sentenced for false distress call
A Port Graham man who tried to fake his own death to escape prison as a second time sex offender now faces years in...
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...
