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Help pick Coast Guard rescue video of 2015

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Help pick Coast Guard rescue video of 2015

There are only a few more days to vote on which Coast Guard rescue video deserves to be…

Fisherman wants to stop tax that funds Bristol Bay seafood group

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Fisherman wants to stop tax that funds Bristol Bay seafood group

An effort is underway to stop Bristol Bay salmon fishermen from paying a 1 percent tax to fund…

It’s expensive for fishermen to participate in BOF meets

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It’s expensive for fishermen to participate in BOF meets

Editors note:  This story has been edited to delete comments from the United Cook Inlet Drift Association president…

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Research shows Pacific cod can withstand warming better than Arctic cod

Arctic cod are proving highly susceptible to warming ocean temperatures, but the good news is that Pacific cod,…

Ruffner doesn’t win legislative approval

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Ruffner doesn’t win legislative approval

The support from commercial fishermen and local governments apparently prevented a nominee for the Alaska Board of Fisheries…

Bad weather keeping halibut boats tied to dock

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Bad weather keeping halibut boats tied to dock

Ten days into the 2015 halibut season, prices are beginning to fall slightly, but production is nearly nonexistent,…

Bycatch debate far from being finished

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Bycatch debate far from being finished

Bering Sea halibut fishermen narrowly missed getting a reduction of trawl bycatch at the latest North Pacific Fishery…

Bristol Bay red king crab fishery set for quota hike

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Bristol Bay red king crab fishery set for quota hike

The Bristol Bay red king crab season scheduled to get under way Oct. 15 is set for another…

Report details commercial fish industry’s value to U.S.

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Report details commercial fish industry’s value to U.S.

Many Alaskans know the commercial seafood industry is an economic powerhouse, and the largest private employer in the…

Summit teaches how to run own fishing operation

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Summit teaches how to run own fishing operation

Young fishermen are preparing to gather for the fifth Alaska Young Fishermen’s Summit in Anchorage beginning Dec. 10…

Initiative would ban setnetting in Cook Inlet

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Initiative would ban setnetting in Cook Inlet

The effort by a new group calling itself the Alaska Fisheries Conservation Alliance to put a ballot initiative…

Bairdi tanner crab fisheries closed in many areas for 2014

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Bairdi tanner crab fisheries closed in many areas for 2014

The small boat fleet got some bad, but not unexpected news that the Bairdi tanner crab fisheries in…

D.C. impasse may hurt Bering Sea crab fishery

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D.C. impasse may hurt Bering Sea crab fishery

The on-going impasse in Washington, D.C., that has resulted in hundreds of thousands of federal workers being furloughed…