Fish Factor: Funding shuffle bodes well for ADF&G
A shuffle in some funding leaves Alaska’s commercial fisheries division in good shape to manage the resources and target important projects across the state.At...
Murkowski: Fight against Frankenfish isn’t over
AquaBounty may have won federal approval on April 26 for a genetically engineered salmon facility in Indiana, but they won’t be able to produce...
Togiak herring seine harvest reaches 8,570 tons
Harvesters in the Togiak herring purse seine fleet netted 8,570 tons of herring through April 29, according to the latest report from the Dillingham...
Aleutian businesses awarded funding
Three Aleutian businesses have won a total of $20,000 in funding from the Aleutian Pribilof Island Community Development Association and the Aleut Corp.The Aleutian...
New leadership for Alaska Bering Sea Crabbers
Seafood industry veteran Jamie Goen joined Alaska Bering Sea Crabbers on May 7 as their new executive director. Goen’s last post was as a...
Management impact on fishing families studied
In a series of workshops in five Alaska communities, National Marine Fisheries Service hopes to learn more about the impact of fisheries management on...
Herring purse seiners catch 16,500 tons
Purse seine vessels have harvested 16,490 tons of the 16,490-ton quota in the Togiak herring fishery, bringing their season to an end, while the...
Coast Guard medevacs man from tugboat
A man exhibiting possible symptoms of a stroke was medevaced by a Coast Guard Air Station Sitka helicopter crew on May 9 from an...
BOF will take up hatchery egg petition May 14
An emergency petition seeking to halt an increase in the number of pink salmon eggs taken in Prince William Sound has been added to...
Fish Factor: Commercial fishing ranks high as a dangerous job
Commercial fishing remains one of the most dangerous jobs in the nation, with a fatality rate that is 23 times higher than for all...
