Bristol Bay red king crab quota set at 6.6 million pounds
Commercial harvesters of Bristol Bay red king have been given a total allowable catch of 6.6 million pounds for the fishing season slated to...
NOAA proposes halibut reallocation program
A proposed rule filed with the Federal Register would authorize formation of a recreational quota entity that could purchase and hold commercial halibut quota...
Wild salmon harvest worth $678.8 million
A new report from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game estimates the preliminary ex-vessel value of Alaska’s 2017 commercial catch of 224.6 million...
USDA grants will aid rural Alaska economies
Federal grants aimed at promoting farmers markets will aid in promoting flash frozen seafood from a community supported fishery based in Sitka and statewide...
Fish Factor: GOA cod shows recruitment failure
Fishing outlooks for some of Alaska’s largest catches are running the gamut from celebratory (salmon) to relief (Bering Sea crab) to catastrophic (cod).
First the...
Snow crab TAC is 18.9 M pounds; bairdi at 2.5 M pounds
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has set the Bering Sea snow crab harvest limit at 18.961,000 pounds, with 17,064,900 pounds for community...
Superior Court clears way for salmon habitat initiative
An Alaska Superior Court judge has ruled in favor of a ballot measure intended to protect fish habitat can proceed and has approved the...
BC commits $1.2 M to restore wild Pacific salmon
The Canadian government has announced funding of $1.2 million over three years to the Pacific Salmon Foundation of British Columbia to help restore wild...
Survey shows GOA cod biomass down 71 percent
Surveys and preliminary modeling for the 2018 Pacific cod stock assessment show that Pacific cod biomass is down substantially in the Gulf of Alaska,...
Fish Factor: Kelp could be potential source of biofuel
Editor’s note: The first item in this column is simply a long-term research project looking at the feasibility of producing biofuels in Alaska waters at...
