Opinion
NPFMC meets Feb. 5
The North Pacific Fisheries Management Council is preparing for its 237th plenary meeting beginning Monday, Feb. 5, continuing…
Opinion
Micciche bill would cut east-side setnet permits
Kenai Peninsula Sen. Peter Micciche has pre-filed Senate Bill 135 that aims to create a new administrative area…
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Fishermen get short reprieve on EPA discharge rules
Alaska’s congressional delegation has secured another short-lived extension to exempt smaller Alaska fishing vessels, under 79 feet, from…
Opinion
Tax dispute could have far-reaching implications
A tax dispute between a single fishing company and the state of Alaska could have far-reaching consequences for…
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Fishermen had mixed year
Alaska fishermen had a mixed year in 2017, with prices up but product down in some crab fisheries,…
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BOF to look at new squid fishery
Warming waters may be opening up new opportunities for fishermen in Southeast Alaska as spawning market squid have…
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NPFMC drops cod quota
As expected, the North Pacific Fisheries Management Council has voted to drop the Gulf of Alaska Pacific cod…
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IPHC might cut quotas for 2018
Commercial halibut fishermen were hit with some distressing news after the International Pacific Halibut Commission held their interim…
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BOF meeting could be controversial
The Alaska Board of Fisheries is preparing for its meetings taking up Prince William Sound finfish proposals, starting…
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2018 Bristol Bay salmon forecast is for 51 million sockeyes
The 2018 Bristol Bay sockeye salmon forecast is for a chart-topping 51.3 million fish and a harvest of…
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Halibut fleet catches most of quota at end of season
The halibut and sablefish IFQ fisheries closed with little fanfare Nov. 7, with only one regular commercial buyer…
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The good and the bad about the bairdi Tanner crab
Kodiak and the surrounding areas got some mixed news about the bairdi Tanner crab fishery scheduled to open…
Opinion
Bristol Bay red king crab fishery off to slow start, but not unexpected
The Bristol Bay Times is reporting that the Bristol Bay red king crab fishery is off to a…