Election Division receives petitions to put salmon initiative on ballot
Backers of an initiative to update a 60-year-old law guiding development of projects in salmon habitat have gathered over 49,500 signatures in support of...
Marketplace for CRS just keeps growing
From its onset 22 years ago, to protect the resources supporting fishing families in the Cordova area, Copper River Seafoods has expanded its markets...
Fish Factor: 2017 fishing picks and pans
For 27 years this weekly column has featured news for and about Alaska’s commercial fishing industry. It began in 1991 in the Anchorage Daily...
Upbeat in advance of the 2018 salmon season
Salmon, as one major processor observed, is always complicated.The Prince William Sound commercial salmon forecast was still being calculated in late December, with state...
New partner spurs Pebble to file
Promoters of a copper, gold and molybdenum mine in Southwest Alaska say they plan to begin filing for permits by year’s end, now that...
New generation of harvesters faces big challenges
Words of encouragement from Gov. Bill Walker, along with bare economic facts of life the commercial fisheries in Alaska greeted several dozen young commercial...
Fish Factor: Challenging year ahead for commercial fleets
It’s going to be a tough year for many Alaska fishermen.Following on the heels of announcements of a massive drop in cod stocks, the...
Alaska’s seafood marketing agency expands its reach
On a domestic and international scale, the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute expanded its reach over the past year to promote domestic and overseas sales...
Cordova holds its own at Pacific Marine Expo
For the fourth year in a row, the Cordova Port and Harbor had a presence at the annual Pacific Marine Expo. The expo held...
Fish Factor: Company promotes farmed fish to save wild seafood
Recurring news headlines that have widely circulated about alarming declines of Pacific salmon have spawned a savvy new marketing strategy that tells consumers they...
