Using AIS beacon may net harvesters big fines
Small electronic beacons that are being widely used by increasing numbers of fishermen could net them big fines.Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) are easily attached...
Chowder features wild Alaska keta salmon
Fish People Corp. of Portland, Oregon, has introduced its pouches of Wild Salmon Corn Chowder in Costco stores in the Pacific Northwest, as well...
Coast Guard coming to do vessel inspections
Commercial fishing vessel examiners from the Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Valdez will be in Cordova April 26 through May 1 to conduct dockside...
Legislation would invest in oceans research
Bipartisan maritime legislation introduced in the U.S. House on Feb. 14 would restore funding for research and monitoring of changing ocean conditions that lapsed...
Five rescued at sea, with Coast Guard assist
The rescue of crew of five stranded on a life raft after their boat sank southwest of Dutch Harbor and an injured mariner aboard...
GOA expedition seeks to understand climate change impact on salmon
An international expedition focused on better understanding how climate change is impacting salmon in the Gulf of Alaska is underway through mid-March, with a...
Trident’s Protein Noodles take top honors
Trident Seafoods’ Protein Noodles, made from wild Alaska Pollock, have won the grand prize in the 2019 Alaska Symphony of Seafood, the Alaska Fisheries...
Bill would offer education for young fishermen
Legislation that would authorize up to $200,000 in competitive grants through NOAA’s Sea Grant Program to support new and established education, outreach and technical...
Comment period on Pebble draft EIS opens
The draft environmental impact statement for the proposed Pebble mine project is expected to be published in the Federal Register on March 1. It...
Sitka Tribe considers options on sac roe herring fishery
Officials with the Sitka Tribe are considering their legal options after Superior Court Judge Daniel Schally denied their request for an injunction against the...
