Canadian report: Thousands of Chinook salmon wasted by trawl fisheries
A new Canadian government report on salmon bycatch in the Pacific region groundfish trawl fishery confirms that thousands of salmon were caught and discarded...
Legislators ask Agriculture Department to purchase more Alaska salmon
Timing is critical as seafood processors need to obtain financing for the 2024 seasonAlaska legislators are asking the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to...
International fisheries conference to open in Seattle this spring
Some 1,500 delegates from around the world will converge on Seattle March 3-7 for the 9th World Fisheries Congress, this year’s theme being “Fish...
Pacific halibut quota declines
On the final day of its 100th annual meeting in Anchorage on Friday, Jan. 26, the International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) again lowered the...
Pot Half Full: Cordova boats find success in Kodiak crab despite uncertainties
As crab fisheries around the state become increasingly unstable over the last two years, fishermen have found reliable opportunities in Kodiak. Several Cordova vessels and...
ADF&G forecasts strong run of sockeye salmon into Copper River in 2024
State fisheries officials are forecasting a strong run of nearly 2 million sockeye salmon into the Copper River in 2024, plus an average run...
Gulf zooplankton is hot topic for AMSS keynote presenter
Oceanography professor Russ Hopscroft of the University of Alaska Fairbanks will deliver a keynote address on Monday before the 2024 Alaska Marine Science Symposium...
Peter Pan Seafoods cancels A season processing at King Cove
Peter Pan Seafoods has canceled processing for the A season of 2024 at its large King Cove facility, citing “tumultuous” conditions in global seafood...
Lindoff to lead SeaShare as Harmon retires
Long-time SeaShare Executive Director Jim Harmon will retire in August after 23 years leading the nonprofit delivering seafood to food banks nationwide, with seafood...
Melovidov to lead CBSFA in fisheries ventures
Board members of the Central Bering Sea Fishermen’s Association (CBSFA) have selected veteran seafood harvester Ray Melovidov as the entity’s new president, one of...
