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To protect orcas, federal judge orders closure of iconic Southeast Alaska troll fishery

A federal judge issued an order Tuesday that appears to close an iconic Southeast Alaska salmon... Full story

 

Southeast Alaskans called to monitor for invasive green crab

Metlakatla Indian Community Mayor Albert Smith wants everyone to spread the word-the invasive Europe...

 

Skipper recalls life on fishing grounds

This year's sac roe herring fishery in Sitka Sound held unusual challenges for the fishing fleet, wi...

 
 By Izzy Ross    Dockside    May 4, 2023

Last year's surplus sockeye from Bristol Bay could compete with this year's catch

DILLINGHAM – Bristol Bay saw a record-breaking harvest of more than 60 million sockeye last summer. The fishery provided roughly two-thirds of the...

 

Anita Bay Terminal Harvest Area fisheries announcement

The Anita Bay Terminal Harvest Area (THA) advisory announcement dated April 10, 2023, contained several incorrect dates. This announcement corrects...

 

Stikine closed for 7th year in a row to subsistence king fishing

WRANGELL SENTINEL —For the seventh year in a row, federal managers have closed the Stikine River chinook subsistence fishery to help preserve weak...

 

Filleting and de-heading of lingcod, king and coho salmon, and nonpelagic rockfish prohibited in Southeast Alaska sport fisheries

(Petersburg) - Marine boat anglers returning to ports where and when on-site ADF&G creel surveys are conducted will be prohibited from filleting, muti...

 

Fishery expert says he is optimistic about long-term prospects for Bristol Bay sockeye salmon

The long-term outlook is bright for Bristol Bay sockeye runs, source of a thriving commercial... Full story

 

Alaska officials prepare for possible commercial fishing expansion into Arctic waters

Bans on commercial fishing in U.S. and international Arctic waters have been lauded as admirable preemptive actions that protect vulnerable resources... Full story

 

Federal judge temporarily blocks new Biden WOTUS clean water wetlands rule

A federal judge in North Dakota on Wednesday blocked in 24 states the Biden administration’s newly effective definition of waters that can be...

 

Southeast Chinook harvest limit cut 23% for all gear groups

˛ Alaska Department of Fish and Game has reduced this year’s non-hatchery Chinook catch limit for Southeast commercial trollers by 44,000 fish ...

 

The big problem for endangered orcas? Inbreeding

SEATTLE (AP) — People have taken many steps in recent decades to help the Pacific Northwest’s endangered killer whales, which have long suffered...

 

First herring opening lasts less than 2 hours

With large schools of herring located by sonar and desired quantities of mature roe detected in two...

 

Seiners in Sitka on two-hour notice; 2022 fishery reviewed

With the announcement earlier this week that the Sitka Sound sac roe herring fishery would go on two-hour notice at 8 a.m. Thursday, Fish and Game...

 

Herring surveyors take to the sky in Sitka

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has begun its herring surveys in the Sitka Sound this week...

 

Halibut charter catch limit lowered

CORRECTION made to the original article published on March 9, 2023. The 2023 Pacific halibut season...

 
 By James Brooks    Dockside    March 9, 2023

Alaska legislators worry that killer whales and a federal judge may doom a key fishery

The Alaska House of Representatives voted 35-1 on Wednesday to approve a letter urging state and federal officials to fight a lawsuit that could shut... Full story

 

Harbor Board recommends live-aboard cap, stronger wake violation fines

The Harbor and Ports Advisory Board held its first meeting of the year last Thursday where members...

 

House Joint Resolution supporting Southeast Alaska's troll fishery moves forward

Juneau, AK — On Tuesday, the Alaska State Legislature’s House Special Committee on Fisheries received testimony and passed a resolution (HJR 5)...

 

Assembly supports commercial trollers

The Petersburg Borough Assembly unanimously approved a resolution supporting the Southeast...

 

Work gets started to build up seaweed, shellfish farming industry in Alaska

Organizers are creating programs to start using a $49 million federal grant and $15 million in matching funds to grow Alaska’s shellfish and...

 

Trident responds to market, plans to freeze more pinks at Wrangell plant

WRANGELL — As the market continues to shift from canned salmon toward more frozen product, “the company wants more frozen pinks,” said Trident...

 

Southeast commercial Chinook trolling fishery threatened by environmental lawsuit

This summer's commercial Chinook trolling fishery is in jeopardy following the recent release of a...

 

Trident will reopen this summer after 3-year shutdown

Wrangell — After a three-year closure blamed on weak chum returns, Seattle-based Trident Seafoods plans on running its Wrangell processing and cold...

 

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