Update: Estimated 165,000 Atlantic salmon escaped from net pens
A harvest hunt continues for an estimated 20,000 Atlantic salmon, the last of upwards of 165,000 of these farmed fish estimated to have escaped...
PWS pink salmon harvest is shy about 15 million fish
With just a week or two left until season’s end, the common property harvest of pink salmon in Prince William Sound stood at around...
Wild pink salmon harvest coming in as forecast
A Prince William Sound wild pink salmon forecast in a harvest range of 12,764,000 to 26,530,000, with a best estimate of 19,647,000 fish appears...
Drop in value of US dollar helps seafood sales
The US dollar has dropped in value all year against a basket of other global currencies.While that may sound like a bad thing, it’s...
Humpy harvest in PWS jumps to 29M
Pink salmon harvests are now coming on strong, up from 19.7 million humpies through Aug. 2 to in excess of 29 million through Aug....
Fish Factor: ‘Time for a checkup from the neck up’
“It’s time for a checkup from the neck up” – meaning an industry time out to evaluate fishing operations and behaviors, advises Jerry Dzugan,...
Fish Factor: Alaska’s seafood sales top $3 billion annually
Seafood is Alaska’s top export by far, usually topping $3 billion in sales each year to 120 countries around the world, and comprising 55...
PWS pink salmon harvest near five odd year average
Commercial harvests in Prince William Sound reached 23.7 million salmon, with the preliminary count on humpies alone at 17.4 million fish. While that’s nowhere near the...
Festival goal: music, food, less trash Aug. 4-6
Festival goers eyes will be on all four stages Aug. 4-6, as Salmonfest 2017 gets underway at the Kenai Peninsula Fairgrounds in Soldotna, but behind the scenes...
Harvest statewide grows to 77 M +
Processors in Prince William Sound received nearly 18 million salmon through July 19, as the statewide commercial harvest soared upwards of 77 million fish.In...
