Second annual beluga count is Sept. 15
Buoyed by the success of last year’s citizen science event to count belugas whales, NOAA Fisheries is back with the event again, with plans...
BOF sets salmon hatcheries session for Oct. 16
Alaska Board of Fisheries officials are planning a special session on salmon hatcheries on Oct. 16 in Anchorage, to hear reports from the Alaska...
CFBB endorses Ballot Measure 1
Commercial Fishermen for Bristol Bay, a national coalition of fishermen, businesses and other fishing industry members, is adding its support for Alaska’s Ballot Measure...
Fish Factor: Kelp-based beer created by Kodiak Island Brewery
Gov. Bill Walker christened Alaska’s first kelp-based beer during a recent swing through Kodiak.The beer was created at the Kodiak Island Brewery using local...
Comment now on pink salmon disaster plan
Dear Friends and Neighbors,I just wanted to update you with new information regarding the State’s draft distribution plan for the 2016 Gulf of Alaska...
Salmon hatcheries support Alaskans, feed the world
By Casey Campbell and Mike WellsFor The Cordova TimesWhen the Good Friday earthquake shook Alaska in 1964, the damage wasn’t confined to buildings and...
NOAA fisheries names two alternate IPHC commissioners
NOAA Fisheries has announced the reappointment of Bob Alverson, director of the Fishing Vessel Owners Association in Seattle, and the appointment of Richard Yamada,...
Symphony of Seafood sets new event dates
Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation has issued a call for product for the 26th annual Alaska Symphony of Seafood with an Oct. 19 deadline for...
Coast Guard medevacs man near False Pass
A man injured in a diving accident about nine miles northeast of False Pass was medevaced by a U.S. Coast Guard crew from Air...
PWS catch at 29 M salmon
Commercial fishing for silver salmon is drawing to a close in Prince William Sound, with the catch hovering around 29 million salmon overall, and...
