Gathering will focus on future of salmon
An all-day open space technology workshop on the future of salmon is set for Tuesday, Nov. 13, at ChangePoint Church in Anchorage.Participants at Salmon...
Study: Fish rich diet helps fight asthma
An international study conducted by an Australian university has shown that eating fish high in omega-3 fatty acids as part of a healthy diet...
Foy will head AFSC research
Longtime federal shellfish researcher Robert Foy has been named by NOAA Fisheries officials as the new science and research director for the Alaska Fisheries...
Warm water was big driver in historically low harvest
In a year woefully down on commercial salmon harvests, the Copper River catch proved the second lowest in 100 years, while the statewide catch...
Bristol Bay finfish meeting set for Dillingham
Bristol Bay finfish issues will be on the table in Dillingham when the Alaska Board of Fisheries meets Nov. 28 through Dec. 3.During the...
NSEDC communities get a boost in CDQ’s profits
Fifteen communities affiliated with Norton Sound Economic Development Corp. will receive an additional $167,000 bonus from the community development quota entity, for a total...
Two fishermen sentenced for harassing, killing Steller sea lions
Two fishermen were sentenced in federal court in Anchorage for harassing and killing 15 Steller sea lions with shotguns and obstructing an investigation into...
What is the future of Copper River Salmon?
Nearly 40 participants from the headwaters to the Prince William Sound gathered in Glennallen to attend a search conference Nov. 1-3 to discuss the...
Tonkovich leaving Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute
Alexa Tonkovich has tendered her resignation as executive director of the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute, to pursue graduate studies in international business, ASMI announced...
NOAA plan to boost aquaculture production criticized
NOAA Fisheries’ strategic plan to develop sustainable marine aquaculture is drawing criticism from commercial fishermen and environmentalists who argue it’s the problem rather than...
