Fish Factor: Season may be a bust for most harvesters
Alaska’s salmon fisheries continue to lag alarmingly in several regions, with overall catches down by a third from the same time last year.The single...
PWS commercial salmon harvest exceeds 12 M
Daily updates on the Prince William Sound in-season harvest estimates from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game boosted the total commercial salmon harvest...
Trade war impacts seafood going to and from China
Trump’s trade war now includes tariffs on seafood going to and from China.China is Alaska’s biggest seafood buyer purchasing 54 percent of Alaska seafood...
Coghill chum harvest at 1.8 M
Harvest of chum and sockeye salmon in the Coghill district of Prince William Sound reached an estimated 1,777,250 and 172,799 fish respectively as of...
BOF: increased humpy production not an emergency
In a 4-3 decision on July 17, the Alaska Board of Fisheries declined to reverse its decision allowing for an increase of 20 million...
Copper River Seafoods among top places to work
Copper River Seafoods’ facilities in Anchorage are among the top 20 best companies to work for in Anchorage, according to a new report from...
PWS commercial catch tops 3.5M fish
Commercial harvests in Prince William Sound have reached 3.5 million salmon, even as the surge in the catch in late June slowed somewhat in...
NVE opposes reduction in hatchery production
In a resolution to the Alaska Board of Fisheries, Native Village of Eyak Traditional Tribal Council urged that hatchery production issues be reviewed during...
Bristol Bay fly fishing academy marks 10th year
Triston Chaney, a 19-year-old college student raised in Dillingham, knew before this year that he loved fly fishing. What he didn’t know is that...
PWS salmon harvest estimate rises to 2.7 M fish
Prince William Sound’s commercial harvesters delivered an estimated 2,687,658 salmon through June 2, including 1,868,059 chums, 810,906 sockeyes, 7,755 Chinooks, 778 humpies and 160...
