Coast Guard rescues 2 from plane wreck
A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew came to rescue on Jan. 16 for two people aboard a Piper Cherokee airplane that went down at...
Black cod awarded continued RFM certification
Alaska’s sablefish (black cod) has been awarded continued certification under the Alaska Responsible Fisheries Management Certification Program, the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute has announced.The...
Salmon ice cream competes in Symphony of Seafood
Competition in the Alaska Symphony of Seafood has had a variety of wild Alaska salmon entries over the years, but never before ice cream.Yes,...
Climate change is topic for AMSS’s opening day
A keynote speech by Japanese researcher Takashi Kikuchi on how changing ocean conditions are impacting marine ecosystems is on tap Jan. 23, the opening...
ADF&G issues updated preliminary PWS forecast
A revised 2016 Prince William Sound season summary, issued by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game on Jan. 12, puts the 2016 commercial...
Demand for Alaska crab remains hot
A market summary on Alaska’s crab fisheries, posted in December on the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute’s website, pronounced the crab market as “hot” and...
IPHC posts catch limit proposals
In advance of its annual meeting in Victoria, British Columbia, Jan. 23-27, the International Pacific Halibut Commission accepted proposals through Dec. 31 on catch...
Fish Factor: Fishery advocates seek more habitat protections
Fishery advocates are hoping for the speedy delivery of a letter to state lawmakers that asks them to dust off a law pertaining to...
Outsider kings dominating harvest
Alaska caught, yes indeed.Still, most of the Chinook salmon harvested in Westward Region commercial and Kodiak area sport fisheries from 2014 through 2016 were...
Sustainability is fisheries priority
In the upcoming legislative session, the House Special Committee on Fisheries will focus on sustainability and how the Alaska Department of Fish and Game...
