Task force report proposes ways to reduce salmon, crab, halibut bycatch
A final report issued by an eclectic group of seafood industry stakeholders concludes that while bycatch of salmon, crab and halibut should be reduced,...
Southeast Chinook forecast below escapement goal for Stikine River
New forecasts for total runs of Chinook salmon for the Situk, Chilkat and Unuk rivers and terminal run forecasts for the Taku and Sitkine...
Fishery council to focus on reducing red king crab mortality
Federal fisheries managers considered a red king crab savings area emergency rule request at their December meeting and instead decided to move forward with...
Copper River, PWS fisheries qualify for relief
Commerce Secretary Gina M. Raimondo has determined eight Alaska and Washington fisheries between 2019 and 2023—including the 2020 Copper River/Prince William Sound coho and...
Groundfish fishing prospects for year ahead
Directed pelagic trawl fishing for Alaska pollock will open at noon on Jan. 20 in Prince William Sound with a 7.31-million-pound guideline harvest level,...
Tribal fish passage projects get recommended funding
NOAA Fisheries has recommended more than $16 million in funds for 13 tribal priority fish passage projects, including ones for the Eyak Corporation, Chickalook...
Chinook salmon fisheries litigation heats up
A ruling from a federal magistrate judge in Seattle that could potentially halt the commercial harvest of winter and summer Southeast Alaska Chinook salmon...
Halibut Commission needs longliners to conduct 2023 setline survey
The International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) is seeking to charter longline vessels for its 2023 Fishery-Independent Setline Survey. The main purpose of this survey...
Chignik, Alaska Peninsula, Aleutian Island comment deadline for BOF meeting is Feb. 3
Dozens of proposals are up for consideration at the Alaska Board of Fisheries (BOF) meeting in Anchorage from Feb. 20 to Feb. 25, with...
Millions for seafood issues in omnibus bill
A nearly $1.7 billion appropriations bill passed by Congress this past week includes millions of dollars in funds for fisheries, covering everything from fisheries...
