Copper River silver harvest reaches 302,000 fish
In a last hurrah for 2018, commercial harvesters in the Copper River added another 2,000 cohos to their silver salmon catch, to bring their...
October is Alaska Seafood Month
Gov. Bill Walker has declared October as Alaska Seafood Month, and Oct. 25 as Commercial Fishing Day.The announcement comes from the Alaska Seafood Marketing...
Crewman missing near St. Matthew Island
A search for a man last seen aboard a fishing boat north of St. Matthew Island on Sept. 27 was suspended on Sept. 28...
Fishing Families Workshop in Cordova
Marysia Szymkowiak, a social scientist with the NOAA Fisheries Alaska Fisheries Science Center, hosted a Fishing Families Workshop at the Cordova Center in Cordova...
Snow crab harvest quota gets big boost
Bering Sea snow crab stocks have rebounded, allowing for the total allowable catch to be set at 27.6 million pounds, up from 18.9 million...
BSAI shellfish season opens Oct. 15
Crab catches dominate Alaska’s fish news in early October as boats gear up for mid-month openers in the Bering Sea.As expected, crabbers will see...
Hatchery egg take levels still a volatile topic
Egg take issues at fish hatcheries are back on the agenda for the Alaska Board of Fisheries work session in Anchorage Oct. 15-16, where...
Study: Diets rich in fish oil could slow spread of breast cancer
A new study in the journal Clinical & Experimental Metatasis says omega-3 fatty acids, like those typically contained in fish oil, may suppress the...
Gulf of Alaska is focus for salmon study
A high seas expedition to the central Gulf of Alaska is set for early 2019 by the North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission to address...
SEITC backs Stand for Salmon
The Southeast Alaska Indigenous Transboundary Commission, which represents 15 federally recognized tribes of Southeast Alaska, has taken a stand in support of Alaska Ballot...
