Changes proposed for dive fishery assessment system
Legislation approved by the Alaska House would update the protocol used by the Southeast Alaska Regional Dive Fisheries Association to charge an assessment to...
Sidestripe shrimp fishery opens April 15
A trawl fishery for sidestripe shrimp in Prince William Sound opens April 15, with a guideline harvest level of 65,950 pounds for the Wells...
Chum, sockeye abundance up for harvest season ahead
Wild stocks of chum salmon are expected in a run 83.6 percent above average in Prince William Sound for the 2018 commercial fishing season,...
SE Alaska king all gear harvest limit is 130,000 fish
State fisheries biologists, guided by provisions of the Pacific Salmon Treaty, have set the 2018 preseason Chinook salmon all-gear harvest limit for Southeast Alaska...
Searches end for two missing boaters
The U.S. Coast Guard suspended on April 2 a two-day search for a man missing in Peril Strait some 30 miles north of Sitka.The...
Ailing crewmember airlifted from vessel northwest of Cold Bay
A 59-year-old man reported to be suffering from inhalation of unknown chemicals was medevaced by the U.S. Coast Guard on March 30 from the...
AMSEA offers marine safety course
A six-day Marine Safety Instructor Training course will be offered by the Alaska Marine Safety Education Association from April 24 to April 29 at...
Fish Factor: Trifecta of falling fish revenues anticipated
Alaska is expecting a reduced salmon harvest this year, setting up a trifecta of falling fish revenues for Alaska fishermen, coastal communities and state...
All harvesters will share burden of restoring kings
In the face of escapement objectives not being met, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game is imposing restrictions on all harvesters of Chinook...
Cain seeks reappointment to Board of Fisheries
Incumbent Alaska Board of Fisheries member Alan Cain, of Anchorage, has been nominated by Gov. Bill Walker to fill a vacancy on the board,...
