CRS celebrates salmon’s arrival
Copper River Seafoods partnered with 49th State Brewing Co. in Anchorage for a community kick-off party to celebrate the start of Alaska’s summer salmon...
Trollers urge changes in approach to Pacific Salmon Treaty
The Alaska Trollers Association is urging the state of Alaska to make changes in its approach to the Pacific Salmon Treaty negotiations, on peril...
Subsistence opener is Thursday, May 24; commercial opener anticipated May 28
State fisheries officials have announced a Copper River subsistence fishing opener of 12 hours beginning at 7 a.m. on Thursday, May 24, with a...
Fish Factor: Fishing families study coming to Kodiak
The way that fisheries are managed determines the daily tempo for fishing families’ lives. Managers set the dates and times, the when’s and where’s...
Copper River fresh: first fish meets fanfare in Seattle
This year's first commercial Copper River salmon opener was on Thursday, May 17. By Friday, May 18, those in Seattle received their first Copper...
Coast Guard: limited VHF coverage in areas of PWS
In an alert to mariners issued on Sunday, May 20, the U.S. Coast Guard said that until further notice there is no VHF-FM coverage...
Kings looking good, sockeyes are slow
Updated at 4:00 p.m., May 18Early reports for the 2018 opener of the famed Copper River salmon fishery are that the Chinooks are looking...
NSEDC shares fisheries profits
Norton Sound Economic Development Corp. is giving each of its 15-member communities a mid-year share of $133,333 to meet significant current needs.The announcement May...
Catch 49: A boat to place program
Several dozen consumers turned out on May 11 in Anchorage to pick up direct from harvester orders of Prince William Sound spot prawns, Homer...
Marine mammals protected by federal law
Federal fisheries officials have issued a reminder that the Marine Mammal Protection Act prohibits killing marine mammals, except for exemptions for subsistence harvests by...
