Alaska BOF Begins New Meetings Cycle
A new meetings cycle begins for the Alaska Board of Fisheries in late October, with a work session in Anchorage, followed by five meetings...
ASMI’s All Hands on Deck meeting set for Nov. 9-11
Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI) is preparing for its All Hands on Deck conference, slated for Nov. 9-11 at the Alyeska Resort in Girdwood,...
Kodiak Chamber seeks input for fisheries debate
Suggestions on fishery topics and questions are being sought by the Kodiak Chamber of Commerce in advance of its Oct. 3-4 fisheries debates for...
European Green Crabs verified in Southeast Alaska
Invasive European green crabs have been verified for the first time in Alaska, in the Annette Islands Reserve in southern Southeast Alaska.As of Aug....
Coho sports fishing restricted
To protect coho salmon returns and ensure sport fishing opportunities in the future, the Alaska Department of Fish and Games (ADF&G), has reduced the...
NPFMC takes up crab rebuilding plans
Harvesters of shellfish in the Bering Sea are facing a second year of multi-million-dollar losses with the demise of Bristol Bay red king crab,...
Local Catch Network forms bonds between small boat harvesters
Several dozen small boat harvesters, marketing directors, researchers and fisheries consultants concluded a seafood summit at a Southcentral Alaska ski resort on Monday with optimism spurred by networking to resolve the challenges facing their industry.
Unity common theme at Seafood Summit
Working together and unity were common themes at the fourth annual Local Seafood Summit, held at Alyeska Resort in Girdwood earlier this month.
New fisheries exhibit opens at Homer’s Pratt Museum
Salmon Culture: Kachemak Bay Connections, a new exhibit celebrating salmon as the common bond across cultures and generations, has opened at Homer’s Pratt Museum through Dec. 17.
PWS commercial herring fisheries remain closed
Commercial herring fisheries in Prince William Sound will remain closed through June 30, 2023, due to estimated spawning biomass being below threshold, say area...
