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New federal law will allow halibut charter fleet to buy commercial quota shares
The halibut charter boat fleet in Southeast and the Gulf of Alaska will be able to collectively buy quota shares from commercial fishermen under a pro...
2023 Statewide Sport Fish Stocking Plan open for public comment
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game—Division of Sport Fish, is accepting public comment from now through January 31, 2023 on its 2023 Statewide S...
Warming waters are driving Bering Sea crashes, but Alaska's fishing industry is quiet on climate
Billions of snow crab disappeared from the Bering Sea in the past few years — a crash that’s devastated Alaska’s crab fishing fleet and a harvest that... Full story
Fishery disaster aid and nearly $500 million worth of Alaska projects included in omnibus budget bill
Aid to Alaska fishermen, companies and communities was included in the year-end omnibus appropriations package that won final passage last Friday. The... Full story
UAS program prepares students for jobs in fishing industry
Everything you could possibly want to know about fish, from their biological characteristics to the...
South Harbor dredging underway
The South Harbor dredging project has made some progress this month as crews from contractor...
Alaska crab fishery collapse seen as warning about Bering Sea transformation
Less than five years ago, prospects appeared bright for Bering Sea crab fishers. Stocks were abundant and healthy, federal biologists said, and... Full story
Fishery disasters declared for several poor or closed Alaska crab and salmon harvests
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on Friday approved disaster declarations for several... Full story
After legislative vote, federal aid to Alaska seafood processors is again delayed
A joint House-Senate committee of the Alaska Legislature voted against accepting $20 million in federal aid to seafood processors, with lawmakers... Full story
Fish-farm operator appeals Washington state shutdown order
SEATTLE (AP) — Cooke Aquaculture has filed an appeal against Washington state’s decision to end its leases for fish-farming using net pens in sta...
SE pink salmon 2023 forecast comes in at significantly lower harvest
State and federal fishery managers are forecasting a commercial harvest of about 19 million pink salmon in 2023 in Southeast Alaska, which would be a...
Southeast pink salmon harvest rises above preseason forecast
The 2022 Southeast Alaska salmon harvest is estimated to number 29.6 million fish, mostly comprised...
Dunleavy, Peltola seek federal relief after failure of Alaska crab fisheries
Gov. Mike Dunleavy has requested a federal disaster declaration and U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola has requested $250 million in relief funding after the... Full story
State sets 31-day wolf season on Prince of Wales Island
The wolf hunting and trapping season for Prince of Wales Island will be the same as last year — Nov. 15 to Dec. 15 — though a number of individuals wh...
Hatchery kings no longer released at City Creek
The City Creek king salmon release site will close after a decision was made by the Alaska... Full story
NOAA seeks public comment on request for crab emergency rule making
NOAA Fisheries is taking public comment on a request to take emergency action to close the Red King Crab Savings Area and the Red King Crab Savings Su...
GUEST COLUMN: Growing "giant pumpkins" and fish habitat in Petersburg
PETERSBURG, AK-At East Ohmer Creek, 22 miles south of Petersburg, Alaska, is a tree believed to be...
Whales and researchers "whup" it up around Five Finger
The Sound Science Research Collective returned to Five Finger Lighthouse again in the summer of...
Alaska's Bering snow crab, king crab seasons canceled
SEATTLE (AP) — Alaska officials have canceled the fall Bristol Bay red king crab harvest, and for the first time, have also scrapped the winter h...
Sitka Sound herring winter bait test fishery announcement
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) is soliciting bids to conduct a test fishery harvesting food and bait herring with purse seine gear in...
Moose harvest numbers 77
The RM038 moose hunt is staying on a steady pace with 77 moose harvested as of Oct. 5 according to H...
WebsiteEtolin Island Area - Unit 3 is closed to for elk
PETERSBURG – The Etolin Island Area - Unit 3, as described in Alaska Department of Fish & Game hunting regulations, is closed to the harvest of elk u...
Commercial Dungeness crab fall season will have normal length
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced last Thursday that the commercial Dungeness crab...
To encourage more young fishermen, look to farm programs as models, new study argues
Young Alaskans seeking to break into commercial fishing face a lot of the same barriers that confront young farmers in the Lower 48 states, but they... Full story
