Alaska Mariculture Alliance recruiting new members
The newly established nonprofit Alaska Mariculture Alliance is inviting new members to apply. The AMA Alliance is intended to be the successor to the Alaska Mariculture Task Force.
Young Fishermen’s Summit set for Dec. 7-9
Alaska Sea Grant will host the 2021 Young Fishermen’s Summit from Dec. 7-9 in Anchorage.
Mask wearing on commercial fishing boats no longer required
Mask wearing on board commercial fishing vessels and in outdoor areas of maritime transportation conveyances and hubs is no longer required.
Fish Factor: Founding members sought for Alaska Mariculture Alliance
Alaskans who are engaged in or interested in mariculture are invited to become founding members of the newly formed Alaska Mariculture Alliance.
Copper River catch nears 200,000 fish
After a challenging season start, the salmon are flowing at a rate that’s within the range for escapement in the delta.
Fish Factor: Demand soars for crab to cook at home
Crab has been one of the hottest commodities since the COVID pandemic forced people in 2020 to buy and cook seafood at home, and demand is even higher this year.
Peter Pan offers $1.10 base price for Bristol Bay sockeyes
Peter Pan Seafoods, under new ownership since January, is starting off in Bristol Bay with a base price of $1.10 a pound for sockeyes.
New program aims to engage fishermen as scientists
A new effort to engage fishermen as citizen scientists, logging ecological observations and documenting changes in fisheries and ocean conditions, is getting underway this summer, using a smartphone app for logging real time observations from the fishing grounds.
Copper River set for 24-hour opener on June 28
Commercial fishing on the Copper River begins an eighth opener on Monday, June 28, for a 24-hour drift gillnet fishery.
2019 Norton Sound crab fishery gets disaster status
The 2019 Norton Sound red king crab fishery has been determined by Commerce Secretary Gina M. Raimondo to qualify for disaster status.
