News
Seawatch: Downward trend predicted for halibut
The International Pacific Halibut Commission held its interim meeting last week in Seattle and once again is predicting…
Business
Seawatch: Bristol Bay salmon run forecast to be strong
Bristol Bay is looking at another substantial salmon return next season with a forecasted 48.9 million sockeye, which…
News
Seawatch: AI aids NOAA in fish counting
While artificial intelligence is raising alarms in many sectors of the international community, it is helping the National…
News
Seawatch: BOF to consider proposals at Seward meeting
The Alaska Board of Fisheries is kicking off its 2019-2020 meeting schedule with Lower Cook Inlet meetings taking…
News
Seawatch: Value-added seafood is growing market
Value-added seafood is experiencing a surge as convenience takes priority over cost, although not everyone agrees what makes…
News
Seawatch: Congress considering safety, climate change for fisheries
Congress is getting involved in fisheries in a couple key areas: safety and climate change.
News
Seawatch: Salmon Task Force efforts falter at NPFC meeting
The North Pacific Fisheries Management Council held its October meeting in Homer this month after a 36-year absence,…
News
Seawatch: Crabbers will see mixed bag of quotas
Bering Sea crab fishermen once again have a mixed bag of quotas to look forward to for the…
News
Tanner crab fisheries open Tuesday
The 2019-20 sport and subsistence Tanner crab fisheries in Cook Inlet and the North Gulf Coast opens Oct.…
News
Homer Chamber of Commerce ends halibut derby
The 2019 Homer Jackpot Halibut Derby winner got a prize of $13,160.50 for his 224.2-pound barn door, but…
Sports
Reeling ‘Em In: Nick says ‘So long, and thanks for all the feedback, tips and tales’
Before we roll into the last fishing report for the season, I’d like to say that it has…
Sports
Reeling ‘Em In: Hare v. Pheasants could be plot of Homer ‘Sea Side Story’
Last week, as dawn morphed from a dull steel radiance to a crimson ember’s glow, I had just…
Sports
Reeling ‘Em In: Alas, poor Thrasher — it’s time for Nick’s revered fishing rod to retire
As the summer teeters on the border’s edge of August and September, I have come to the solemn…