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Seawatch: Salmon harvest project to be low — if there’s a season
The 2020 salmon harvest for Alaska is expected to be down compared to last season, mostly due to…
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Seawatch: Herring fishery is strong in Kodiak, down elsewhere
It is a very unusual year for herring, to say the least. In addition to, and in some…
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Seawatch: Fishermen get briefed on CARES Act
Alaska’s congressional delegation held a conference call with 65 of Alaska’s fishery leaders last week and laid out…
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Fishermen trying to salvage season amid COVID-19 pandemic
Facing an uncertain future as the COVID-19 pandemic wears on, Alaska’s commercial fishing industry is looking ahead to…
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Seawatch: Scientific survey finds high catch numbers
An international scientific expedition is trawling far offshore for Pacific salmon even though some researchers chose to leave…
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Seawatch: Halibut, sablefish openings start strong
As the novel coronavirus continues to dominate headlines worldwide, halibut and sablefish got off to a surprisingly strong…
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Winter King Salmon Tournament postponed
Along with the many entertainment, recreational and community events being rescheduled or canceled while Alaska works to slow…
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Seawatch: Seafood industry feels impact from coronavirus
As the global pandemic of the novel coronavirus disrupts all sorts of industries around the world, the seafood…
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Seawatch: Report claims mining harms fish
As many Alaskans confront a governor who, according to CNN, lobbies foreign mining companies to invest in Pebble…
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Seawatch: Sitka herring fishery likely won’t open
The Sitka Sound herring fishery will likely not open again this season, but at least this year it…
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Seawatch: Board of Fisheries tips scale toward sport fishing
The Alaska Board of Fisheries wrapped up their 2020 meetings on Upper Cook Inlet salmon proposals last week…
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Seawatch: Russian seafood embargo hurts Alaska fishing
While the U.S. trade war with China gets most of the headlines, there has been an ongoing embargo…