Fish Factor: Pandemic hits to seafood industry demand and pricing will be long lasting
The global seafood industry will experience lasting impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, including reduced demand and pricing.
Halibut setline survey gets underway
Pacific halibut caught and sampled during the first of International Pacific Halibut Commission’s 2020 Fishery-Independent Setline Survey were expected to be up for sale this week, to offset costs associated with conducting the survey.
Copper River harvest hits 102,008 fish
Commercial harvesters got another shot at the Copper River on Monday, June 6, and delivered to processors some 13,663 fish, the bulk of them sockeyes.
Coast Guard identifies numerous maritime law violations
U.S. Coast Guard personnel say they are identifying a concerning trend in violations of maritime law throughout western and Arctic Alaska, ranging from illegal...
Crab Fest 2020 will be a virtual and in-person event
Kodiak’s traditional Crab Fest, with the 2020 theme “Sea What Matters” will go live from Aug. 19 through Aug. 23, but like everything else this year, it will look a lot different.
Harvesters give back to community elders
In what has proven a tough year so far for local harvesters, 109 fishermen came together to donate 255 sockeye salmon for Cordova’s elders in the community’s annual Senior Salmon Day.
Despite some strong production, salmon season still lags
Commercial drift gillnetters and purse seiners delivered an estimated 1.3 million salmon to processors in the Prince William Sound area through Wednesday, July 1, including some 468,739 sockeyes, in a season that has been a real slow starter.
Fish Factor: Mine decision anticipated in midst of Bristol Bay harvest
The biggest red salmon run in the world is building at Bristol Bay. Up to 50 million fish could surge into its eight river systems in coming weeks, on par with past seasons. When it’s all done, the fishery will provide nearly half the global supply of wild sockeye salmon. But this summer is different.
King crab rebuilding plan approved
Federal fisheries officials have approved a plan to rebuild stocks of St Matthew Island blue king crab over approximately the next 25 years.
Weathervane scallop fishery shut for the season
Fishing for weathervane scallops in Registration Area E of Prince William Sound will remain closed for the 2020-21 season
