PWSAC begins collection of pink salmon broodstock
In a clear sign of autumn approaching, the Prince William Sound Aquaculture Corp. (PWSAC), a private non-profit hatchery association in Cordova, has begun collecting...
Alaska Bycatch Advisory Council to meet virtually Tuesday
Members of the Alaska Bycatch Advisory Council have scheduled a virtual meeting on Zoom for 9 a.m. Tuesday to report on salmon and crab...
Catch numbers still edging up for PWS while the statewide salmon harvest tops 106M...
Biologists with the Prince William Sound Aquaculture Corp. say they have broodstock secured at the Armin F. Koernig and Wally Noerenberg hatcheries, and have...
New program teaches ammonia refrigeration technology
Alaska Sea Grant is partnering with the consulting firm iWorkWise and the Alaska Research Consortium (ARC) to offer training in Kodiak toward becoming a...
PWS purse seine fisheries anticipated to close Sept. 15
State fisheries officials are advising commercial harvesters to confirm their market prior to fishing, as Prince William Sound purse seine fisheries are anticipated to...
University of Washington Fisheries Research Institute issues preliminary preseason Bristol Bay forecast
In advance of its standard preseason forecast for the 2024 Bristol Bay sockeye salmon run, the University of Washington Fisheries Research Institute (UW-FRI) has...
Alaska Salmon Research Task Force will meet Sept. 19, Nov. 14-15
Online registration is now open for the Sept. 19 webinar meeting of the Alaska Salmon Research Task Force, which is mandated to review and...
Hatcheries will be focus of Oct. 14 fisheries board meeting
Members of the Alaska Board of Fisheries will hold a two-day work session Oct. 12-13 in Anchorage, followed by a meeting of its hatchery...
ASMI’s All Hands on Deck set for Nov. 2-4 in Anchorage
Updates on Alaska commercial fisheries’ involvement in international and domestic marketing, global food aid, and seafood technology are on the agenda for the Alaska...
Large catcher vessels’ cod catch restricted in Central GOA
Federal fisheries officials have issued a temporary closure through Dec. 31 on retention of Pacific cod by catcher vessels 50 feet or grater in...
