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U.S. Senate candidate Gross says he has 'prescription for change'
It was inaction on health care that ultimately made Dr. Al Gross of Juneau decide to challenge...
Alaska communities hit hard by weak salmon returns
Unless you fished for salmon this summer at Bristol Bay, it’s been slim pickings for fishermen in other Alaska regions. Salmon returns have been so po...
Seafood netted historic firsts in nation's new dietary guidelines
It got little attention from the mainstream media but seafood netted some historic firsts in the nation’s new dietary guidelines. The Dietary Guidelin...
Fish Factor: Seafood industry stakeholders have chances to provide input on policy decisions that affect them; for several, window is tight
Alaska’s seafood industry stakeholders have a four bagger chance to provide input on policy decisions that directly affect their livelihoods: t...
Seafood is Alaska's top export, source of state's largest manufacturing base
Most Alaskans are surprised to learn that seafood is by far Alaska’s top export, the source of the state’s largest manufacturing base and its #1 pri...
Fish Factor: Controversial selections to state Board of Fisheries to get legislative hearing in early fall; public comments being accepted
Governor Dunleavy’s controversial selections to the state Board of Fisheries (BOF) will get a legislative hearing in early fall and the call is out fo...
Pandemic hits to seafood industry demand and pricing will be long lasting
The global seafood industry will experience lasting impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, including reduced demand and pricing. That is the conclusion...
Alaska salmon: Bristol Bay opens with Pebble Mine decision pending
The biggest red salmon run in the world is building at Bristol Bay. Up to 50 million fish could...
Fishermen still waiting on relief payments from cod crash
Unexpected upheavals stemming from the coronavirus have slowed the process of getting relief payments into the hands of fishermen and communities...
All systems are "go" for Alaska's fisheries
All systems are go for keeping close tabs on fish and crab stocks in waters managed by the state, meaning out to three miles. While constraints from...
COVID cuts into annual fish, crab surveys
Surveys of Alaska's fish, crab and halibut stocks in the Bering Sea have been called off or reduced...
Alaska Fish Factor: Recycled fishing nets from Cordova will soon help launch a new clothing line
Recycled fishing nets from Cordova will soon help launch a new clothing line by Grundens, the maker of the iconic foul weather gear “built by f...
Alaska Fish Factor
A rapid response by nearly 800 Alaska fishermen will provide a guideline for giving them a hand up as the coronavirus swamps their operations. An...
Alaska to receive $50 million from $300 million fisheries relief funds
Giving COVID relief funds to the seafood industry and stepping on the gas for offshore fish farming are two big takeaways from the executive orders...
Alaska Fish Factor: Alaska halibut gets battered by foreign imports; Salmon starts; Get mugged
Sales of Alaska’s most popular seafoods are being hit hard by markets upended by the coronavirus, but perhaps none is getting battered worse than h...
COVID-19 cuts values of Alaska salmon permits
The value of Alaska salmon permits is another casualty of the coronavirus with prices dropping for all fisheries across the state. There are a lot of...
Alaska's COVID prevention guidelines; Fish Board brouhaha; Trolling lawsuit
Strict new rules are now in place for Alaska fishermen and their vessels to protect against and prevent the spread of COVID-19 during the 2020 salmon...
Alaska Fish Factor: UFA aims to protect communities while fleets go fishing
How can fishermen be sure their vessels are clean of coronavirus contamination? Where can they find out about relief funds that are newly available...
Alaska Fish Factor: State of Alaska wants input by April 10 on plans to distribute nearly $24.5 million in federal disaster relief funds for 2018 Gulf of Alaska cod crash
The State of Alaska wants input on plans to distribute nearly $24.5 million in federal disaster relief funds for stakeholders and communities hurt by...
Alaska Fish Factor: U.S. seafood industry received $300 million assist from $2 trillion COVID-19 relief package passed by Congress
The U.S. seafood industry received a $300 million assist from the $2 trillion COVID-19 relief package passed by Congress on March 27, and a wide...
Alaska Fish Factor
The Pacific halibut fishery opened on March 14 amid little fanfare and flattened markets. The first fish of the eight month season typically attracts...
Alaska Fish Factor: AK shellfish farmers and divers may not be 'open for business' much longer they must pick up tab for federally required lab tests per Gov. Dunleavy's budget
Alaska shellfish farmers and divers fear they won't be 'open for business' much longer if they're...
Alaska Fish Factor
Seafood coming from and going to China is piling up in freezer vans and cold storages indefinitely as the coronavirus continues to cause commerce...
Dutch Harbor Top Fishing Port in US for 22nd Year in a Row
Dutch Harbor remained the top fishing port in the USA for the 22nd year in a row with 763 million pounds crossing the docks in 2018 valued at $182...
Alaska Fish Factor: No limits imposed on Russian seafood coming into US despite nearly six year embargo on seafood imported to Russia
Lost in the headlines about the hits to seafood sales from the Trump Administration’s trade war with China is another international barrier with R...
