Kodiak and the surrounding areas got some mixed news about the bairdi Tanner crab fishery scheduled to open Jan. 15. The good news is that… Continue reading
The Bristol Bay Times is reporting that the Bristol Bay red king crab fishery is off to a slow start compared to last year, according… Continue reading
Seafoodnews.com is reporting that serious reductions are inevitable for both the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska cod quotas and the quotas will be down… Continue reading
Upper Cook Inlet commercial salmon fishermen once again endured a below-average season, at least in terms of sockeye salmon, in spite of exceeding run forecasts.… Continue reading
Homer’s Cook Inletkeeper is monitoring a number of streams in the Cook Inlet watershed for temperature and finding some troubling results, according to a newly… Continue reading
The year 2015 was good for the Alaska seafood industry, according to the 2016 annual report from the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute. ASMI is a… Continue reading
Togiak herring is expected to get off to a fairly normal start time-wise, after a record early start last year when spawning herring were spotted… Continue reading
Salmon forecasts continue to come in around the state, with Bristol Bay possibly looking at a total run of around 41.5 million sockeye, 10 million… Continue reading
Prince William Sound is expecting the largest pink salmon harvest on record this year, a stunning 58.9 million fish, while the Copper River sockeye run… Continue reading
There are some spring learning opportunities for fishermen and deckhands coming up soon. The first is a three-day deckhand skills class taught through the marine… Continue reading
The Alaska spring herring season kicked off in Sitka Sound on March 19 with a 3-hour and 20-minute opening that rounded up 3,500 tons of… Continue reading
The 2017 halibut season got underway as scheduled on March 11 despite uncertainty from President Donald Trump’s administration that had instructed every federal agency to… Continue reading
Alaska fishermen and others who rely on programs funded by the federal government are wondering whether the federal resources will be available to keep the… Continue reading
While setnet salmon fishermen in Upper Cook Inlet potentially saw some easing of restrictions on their fishery at the Alaska Board of Fisheries meetings in… Continue reading
While Alaska Board of Fisheries meetings taking place in Anchorage for the next two weeks will suck up most of the oxygen in the headlines… Continue reading
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has released its annual management report looking at all fisheries in Upper Cook Inlet. While nearly everyone knows… Continue reading
The International Pacific Halibut Commission is preparing for its annual meeting beginning Monday, Jan. 23. While things seem to have stabilized, there are still some… Continue reading
President Barak Obama took the time in the waning days of his administration to sign a bill that consolidates a number of treaties that protect… Continue reading
As with any season, 2016 had plenty of winners and losers in the Alaska commercial fishing industry.The year started off with a huge sigh of… Continue reading
In a battle that dates back to at least the Gov. Frank Murkowski administration, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council put on hold indefinitely any… Continue reading