Opinion
Pinks return in record numbers; that’s not the case with other salmon
By most accounts, the 2013 salmon season in Alaska was a barn-burner. The Alaska Department of Fish and…
Opinion
Homer group receives grant for electronic monitoring
Homer-based North Pacific Fisheries Association has received a $147,400 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Fisheries Innovation Fund grant…
Opinion
New research: All fisheries important to food security on peninsula
The Kenai River Sportfishing Association has used elements of a recently released study about food security on the…
Opinion
Cod pot fleet hauls in gear with quota in water
For the first time since its inception, the state-waters Pacific cod pot fleet quit fishing with a substantial…
Opinion
NMFMC fails to clarify observer program
The Alaska Longline Fishermen’s Association’s attempt to get the North Pacific Fishery Management Council to clarify the objectives…
Opinion
Fishing vessels wanted for energy audit pilot project
The Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation is seeking vessel owners for a fishing vessel energy audit pilot program. The…
Opinion
Sitka sac roe herring fishery gets underway
The Sitka Sound sac roe herring fishery got underway last week with two openings March 27 and 28…
Opinion
Board of Fish does not act on task force proposals
The Alaska Board of Fisheries met last week to look at statewide finfish issues, and took up a…
Opinion
Mat-Su blames drift fishery for poor runs
Bruce Knowles, chairman of the Mat-Su borough’s Fish and Wildlife Commission, is urging sport fishermen to…
Opinion
Pot cod season not as good as in past years
Alaska Department of Fish and Game Homer area management biologist Jan Rumble confirmed last week what fishermen have…
Opinion
2013 salmon numbers look good because of pinks
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has released an extensive look at the salmon season just passed…
Opinion
Small crabs, slow fishing reported in Bering Sea
The Bering Sea opilio crab season appears to be on track to be wrapped up in an average…
Opinion
Funding for Kenai smolt study uncertain
Cook Inlet commercial fishing groups are concerned about a potential lack of funding for studying the smolt out-migration…