Fish Factor: Cell phones employed to bounty hunt for lost gear
Cell phones are being used by fishermen to bounty hunt for lost fishing gear for pay.
California fishermen created the retrieval project last year along...
Workshop on fishing families set for Sept. 26
A workshop focused on the fishing families involved in Alaska’s seafood industry is slated Wednesday, Sept. 26, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at...
Cap raised to $400,000 on Alaska Commercial Fishing Loan Fund
New legislation boosts to $400,000 the cap on money that may be borrowed through the Alaska Commercial Fishing Loan Fund to purchase limited entry...
ADFG seine manager will winter in Anchorage
Alaska Department of Fish and Game officials say that Cordova seine fishery manager Charlie Russell will be working from Anchorage for this winter only,...
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...
