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Marine safety drills to take place this month in Naknek and Dillingham
As hordes of skippers and crew from Homer and elsewhere prepare to descend on Bristol Bay for what…
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USDA to buy up to $119.5 million in Alaska sockeye and groundfish
Alaska processors are benefiting from a USDA program that allows the federal government to purchase U.S.-harvested seafood to…
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King salmon troll fishery takes another hit
The lucrative king salmon troll fishery in Southeast came one step closer to being shut down when a…
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Industry groups discuss incentives for limiting bycatch
Pollock fisheries groups made presentations last month to the North Pacific Fisheries Management Council Advisory Group about possible…
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Alaska senators introduce bill tackling illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
Illegal seafood harvests around the world have been an issue for quite some time, and Alaska’s senatorial delegation,…
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Seawatch: Tanner crab season wraps up
The Bering Sea tanner crab season, the only one that was open this season after the closure of…
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Tribal councils sue over salmon bycatch
The battle over salmon bycatch in the Bering Sea and crashed runs in the Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers…
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Upper Cook Inlet management still in legal limbo
Upper Cook Inlet is expecting what the Alaska Department of Fish and Game classifies as an “average” salmon…
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Togiak herring not on menu for processors
For the first time in many decades, there will be no commercial harvest of herring in Togiak this…
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Bristol Bay sockeye fishery faces new restrictions
Bristol Bay fishermen are facing new restrictions to the sockeye fishery on the Nushagak and Wood Rivers after…
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Halibut and black cod fisheries get off to slow start
The halibut and black cod fisheries got underway last weekend, and deliveries have been sparse so far. Prices…
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King closures ‘devastating’ to setnetters, industry rep says
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game took the unprecedented move to shut down most king salmon fishing…
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Troopers warn Bristol Bay fishers: 32-foot limit on vessel length will be enforced
Alaska Fish and Wildlife Troopers have sent a letter to Bristol Bay commercial salmon fishermen warning that they…