Commercial shrimp pot fishery closes
Commercial shrimp pot fishing in Prince William Sound has closed for the season, after achieving the guideline harvest level of 67,200 pounds for the...
ASMI to comment on impact of proposed tariffs
Board members of the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute are keeping watch on the trade war between the U.S. and China and plan to submit...
Website explores roles of women in fishing families
A new United Kingdom website has been launched as part of the University of Exeter research project in the United Kingdom examining how women...
PWS salmon harvest nears 24M
Commercial salmon harvests in Prince William Sound are edging closer to the 24 million fish mark, with the catch to date still way behind...
Winter salmon study planned for Gulf of Alaska
Plans are underway for the International Year of the Salmon in 2019, sponsored in part by the North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission.The NPAFC has for...
PWS commercial salmon harvest near 22M
Commercial harvesters in Prince William Sound added another 5 million fish to their total harvest over the last week, bringing the total through Aug....
Supreme court issues ruling on salmon initiative
Alaska Supreme Court judges have reversed a Superior Court decision on the Stand for Salmon ballot initiative, ordering that two provisions be deleted and...
Slow going toward the 39M harvest forecast
Commercial salmon harvests in Prince William Sound topped the 15.4 million mark through July 31, up by three million fish over the previous week,...
BOF deadline approaches for agenda change requests
Aug. 15 is the deadline for submissions for the Alaska Board of Fisheries 2018/2019 meeting cycle agenda change requests, which may be submitted by...
CO2 emissions are killing coral reefs, kelp forests
A new study published in Scientific Reports says carbon dioxide emissions are killing of coral reefs and kelp forests, and that if carbon dioxide...
