Copper River commercial catch exceeds 446,000 fish
That sweet spot at the start of Alaska summer salmon fisheries known as the Copper River fishery has commercial harvesters more hopeful than usual...
Financial credit bill would put fishermen on equal footing with farmers
Legislation introduced by Sens. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Angus King, I-Maine, aims to expand financial resources for rural fishing communities. It will allow businesses...
Rockfish bycatch reduction in place for PWS groundfish fisheries
State fisheries officials have established a guideline harvest level (GHL) of 150,000 pounds, and are requiring full retention of all rockfish caught in directed...
NOAA offers reward for information on shooting of Steller sea lions in Cordova
NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement is asking for help from anyone with knowledge of the shooting deaths of seven Steller sea lions whose bodies...
Skipper Science Partnership expands to Bristol Bay
The Skipper Science Partnership is expanding to Bristol Bay, thanks to the collaborative effort of the Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association (BBRSDA) and...
Copper River sockeye harvest still high in demand
With the run slowing and deliveries dropping, consumer demand is still high for those famed Copper River wild red salmon.As of Tuesday, the Alaska...
Two Cordova residents named to Alaska Salmon Research Task Force
Cordova residents Tom Carpenter, a veteran commercial harvester, and Tommy Sheridan, a fisheries expert, have been named to the 19-member Alaska Salmon Research Task...
Offshore aquaculture legislation targeted as threat to wild fish
Bipartisan legislation promoting offshore aquaculture has been reintroduced in Congress by two senators advocating for NOAA to establish comprehensive standards for offshore aquaculture in...
BLM plans fish habitat restoration to upper Yukon River
Federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) officials say plans are now underway and continuing through July to help restore mining-impacted streams along the upper...
Shannon Grant is Peter Pan’s new VP of human resources
Seafood industry veteran Shannon Grant has been promoted to vice president of human resources for Peter Pan Seafood Co.Grant, who previously served as director...
