Salmon Update: Coho harvests mounting in Copper, Bering rivers
Harvests of coho salmon in Prince William Sound are growing, with preliminary data compiled by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game showing a...
Parallel P-cod season opens in PWS Area E
The parallel Pacific cod season is now open to pot and longline gear in Prince William Sound Area E, coordinated with the federal “B”...
Fish Factor: Fall remains one of the busiest fishery seasons
Alaska’s salmon season is nearly a wrap but fall remains as one of the fishing industry’s busiest times of the year.For salmon, the catch...
PWS humpy harvest up to 47.5 M
A strong late run of pink salmon has boosted the harvest in Prince William Sound to 47.5 million fish, and while the catch is...
Update: Estimated 165,000 Atlantic salmon escaped from net pens
A harvest hunt continues for an estimated 20,000 Atlantic salmon, the last of upwards of 165,000 of these farmed fish estimated to have escaped...
Public invited to help count Cook Inlet Beluga whales
NOAA Fisheries and partners are inviting the public to help spot and count Cook Inlet beluga whales on Sept. 9 as part of a...
Fish Factor: Alaska sea cucumber may have medicinal benefits
Editor’s note: Sea cucumbers and their extracts have gained much interest among researchers and nutritionists because of their nutritive value, potential health benefits and...
PWS pink salmon harvest is shy about 15 million fish
With just a week or two left until season’s end, the common property harvest of pink salmon in Prince William Sound stood at around...
Science and accountability urged in fisheries management
Fisheries and conservation advocates for coastal communities are urging that greater accountability and conservation measures be included in reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation...
Ailing crewmember airlifted from trawler
An ailing crewmember aboard the183-foot fishing vessel Unimak was medevaced by a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew on Aug. 26 and taken to the...
