Fish Factor: Women are everywhere in Alaska seafood industry

Alaska appears to be an exception in terms of gender parity at all levels of its seafood industry.Women comprise roughly half of the world’s...

Crew member medevaced with hand injury

An 18-year-old crew member aboard the fishing vessel Pacific Harvester was medevaced from 35 miles south of Valdez on July 26 after suffering a...

CO2 emissions are killing coral reefs, kelp forests

A new study published in Scientific Reports says carbon dioxide emissions are killing of coral reefs and kelp forests, and that if carbon dioxide...

BOF deadline approaches for agenda change requests

Aug. 15 is the deadline for submissions for the Alaska Board of Fisheries 2018/2019 meeting cycle agenda change requests, which may be submitted by...

Slow going toward the 39M harvest forecast

Commercial salmon harvests in Prince William Sound topped the 15.4 million mark through July 31, up by three million fish over the previous week,...

Supreme court issues ruling on salmon initiative

Alaska Supreme Court judges have reversed a Superior Court decision on the Stand for Salmon ballot initiative, ordering that two provisions be deleted and...

PWS commercial salmon harvest near 22M

Commercial harvesters in Prince William Sound added another 5 million fish to their total harvest over the last week, bringing the total through Aug....

Winter salmon study planned for Gulf of Alaska

Plans are underway for the International Year of the Salmon in 2019, sponsored in part by the North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission.The NPAFC has for...

PWS salmon harvest nears 24M

Commercial salmon harvests in Prince William Sound are edging closer to the 24 million fish mark, with the catch to date still way behind...

ASMI to comment on impact of proposed tariffs

Board members of the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute are keeping watch on the trade war between the U.S. and China and plan to submit...
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