Navy moves ahead with NE17 plans
The required permits are not yet in hand, but the U.S. Navy is moving full steam ahead on its plans to conduct war training...
Commercial fisheries loan limits bill moves to House Rules
House Bill 56, regarding commercial fisheries loan limits made by the state, and sponsored by Rep. Dan Ortiz, I- Ketchikan, has passed from the...
Bill would add state fish, wildlife habitat protections
Bipartisan legislation introduced by Rep. Louise Stutes, R-Kodiak, calls for new permits for the protection of fish and game habitat.HB 199, co-sponsored by Rep....
BOF approves PWS tanner crab harvest strategy
Harvest strategies for tanner crab fisheries in Prince William Sound have been approved by the Alaska Board of Fisheries, clearing the way for commercial,...
MCA promotes principles of sustainability
A new interactive website created by the Marine Conservation Alliance offers a comprehensive overview, from its perspective, on federal fisheries management in waters off...
Drill conductor workshop for commercial harvesters offered April 15
Space is still open for a 10-hour fishing vessel drill conductor workshop is scheduled for April 15 in Cordova, offered by the Alaska Marine...
Sitka Sound herring sac roe fishery underway
Harvests continued in the Sitka Sound herring sac roe fishery in late March, with the cumulative harvest as of March 26 at 13,543 tons,...
ComFish 2017: From fish politics to EM
From fish politics to new products to an update on electronic monitoring in commercial fisheries, ComFish Alaska 2017 brought together an eclectic group of...
PWS commercial shrimp pot fishery opens April 15
Eighty-three vessels have registered for the Prince William Sound Area E commercial shrimp pot fishery, which opens on April 15, with a guideline harvest...
Submit proposals to fisheries board by April 11
April 11 is the deadline for submission to the Alaska Board of Fisheries for proposals for changes in the subsistence, personal use, sport, guided...
