Fish Factor: Fishermen’s relief funds welcomed as unfair trade deals drag on
Jerky made from Alaska pollock attracted the attention of big backers beginning at a buffet table at Fish 2.0, an annual global gathering of innovators and investors hosted by Stanford University to grow the sustainable seafood sector.
Alaska fishermen, Oregon foundation help feed military families
A partnership of Sitka based commercial fishermen, an Oregon based domestic non-profit and the Armed Services YMCA of Alaska is helping Alaska’s military families to fill their freezers with a total of 50,000 pounds of donated wild Alaska seafood.
BOF votes to hold PWS, Southeast Alaska sessions in spring
Board of Fisheries members have voted to postpone until spring deliberations on Prince William Sound finfish and shellfish issues that were to be decided in December, a precautionary move because of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
NOAA Fisheries study shows wind influence in GOA Pollock abundance
As Bob Dylan famously said "you don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows" — Particularly if you’re a juvenile Pollock in the Gulf of Alaska.
Fish Factor: 2020 seafood harvest in line with previous years
Some surprising results are revealed in the first of a series of briefing papers showing how Alaska’s seafood industry has been affected by the pandemic from dock to dinner plates.
World’s deadliest catch crab fisheries open on Oct. 15
Commercial fishing for an abundance of Bering Sea snow crab, and much smaller quotas of Bristol Bay red king crab and Bering Sea Tanner crab gets under way Oct. 15. Harvesters will be mindful of the usual dangers at sea, plus costly pandemic health mandates.
Public comment sought on fisheries assistance plan
Public comment is welcome through Oct. 19 on the CARES Act fisheries assistance draft spend plan, through which Alaska is to receive $50 million of the $300 million allocated for all coastal states and territories.
Fish Factor: Lower supply pushed up price of wild Pacific salmon
Now that the 2020 pack of Alaska salmon has been caught and put up, stakeholders will get a better picture of how global prices may rise or fall.
2020 proved well below average for PWS salmon
Commercial salmon harvesters had a challenging year in Prince William Sound, with the abundance of fish and the estimated value well below average, state fisheries officials confirmed in their season summary.
Fish Factor: Young fishermen get financial help to buy into longline fisheries
More young Alaskans are officially among the next generation of professional fishermen and ocean stewards to hail from Cordova, Haines, Homer, Ketchikan and Sitka.
