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Sea Watch: Study finds pollock spawning varies widelye
Federal fisheries managers are looking at a new study using an “unprecedented 32-year data series” to help understand…
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Sea Watch: Weight per effort unit drops in IPHC survey
Halibut Individual Fishing Quota holders are bracing for another drop in quotas after the International Pacific Halibut Commission…
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Second-worst chinook forecast since ‘95 for Taku River
Numbers released last week by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game forecast “very low” numbers of chinook…
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Sea Watch: Recruitment up for Tanner crabs
Crab fishermen in Kodiak may be poised to reap the rewards of a crash in groundfish populations, as…
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Sea Watch: Small harvest was still profitable
Bigger is not always better, at least according to the preliminary summary of the 2018 Alaska salmon season.
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Seward nudges Homer out of first in halibut landings
The halibut season closed last week under stormy skies with a handful of boats making it into Homer…
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Harbor safety committee seeks representatives
The Cook Inlet Harbor Safety Committee is looking for stakeholder representatives to serve on the body, which seeks…
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Seawatch: 2018 season was ‘year of the salmon’
The political fallout from Lt. Gov. Byron Mallot’s abrupt resignation and Governor Bill Walker subsequently suspending his reelection…
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Seawatch: 2018 season was ‘year of the salmon’
It has been the year of the salmon, between booms and busts, trade wars with China, battles over…
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Seawatch: NPFMC changes sablefish pot regs
Beginning as early as next season, fishermen targeting sablefish with pots in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands…
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Seawatch: Mixed news for crab fishermen
Crab fishermen have received mixed news about the upcoming season in the Bering Sea.
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Alaskans worried by prospect of deep-sea fish farms
In a Centennial Hall listening session, Alaskans raised concerns about federal plans to boost open-ocean fish farms under…
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Sockeye harvest down, run later than usual
Alaska’s salmon have been much fewer and significantly later this year.