Volcanic ash, eelgrass threaten Chignik fisheries
NOAA Fisheries researchers studying the shallowing of the seafloor around Chignik, some 250 miles southwest of Kodiak, say combined forces of volcanoes and eelgrass...
PWS hatcheries produced 28M salmon in 2017
Prince William Sound hatcheries produced some 28.5 million salmon in 2017 worth an estimated ex-vessel value of $69 million, or 57 percent of the...
Recycled fish nets have many uses
“Plastics.”It was a word of advice from a family friend to the young college graduate in the award-winning 1967 film “The Graduate.”“There’s a great...
Commissioner’s permit fishery attracts 16 harvesters
Sixteen permit holders signed up, with 12 vessels making landings through March 13, in a commissioner’s permit Tanner crab fishery in the eastern and...
Cordova receives first Tanner crab delivery in 30 years
Deckhands Robert Bernard and Danny Delozier moved energetically around the F/V Ace as it docked at Trident Seafoods.Delozier stood on top of 15 or...
Nominations out for BOF, IPHC, NPFMC
Nominations are in progress to fill upcoming seats at the Alaska Board of Fisheries, and Alaska seats on the International Pacific Halibut Commission and...
Catch limits lowered for halibut fishery opening March 24
Commercial halibut fisheries get under way March 24, from Southeast Alaska to the Bering Sea, with catch limits lowered and charter vessel management measures...
Message to shellfish buyers: get ugly
“It’s what’s on the inside that counts” is the message Alaska crab marketers are pushing to encouraging their customers to put appearances aside.“We’re telling them...
Sitka Sound harvesters catch 2,800 tons
Harvesters in the Sitka Sound herring fishery caught 2,800 tons of fish through March 26, despite inclement weather that included 20 knot winds and...
Tanner crab devoured during celebration dinner
Local fishermen, cannery employees and government officials celebrated Cordova’s first Tanner crab fishery in 30 years with plates of fresh crab, shared with friends,...
