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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...
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...
Inside Kodiak's crab standoff
After the heat wave-induced collapse of the Bering Sea snow crab fishery, some fishermen were looking, with hope, at the upcoming tanner crab harvest... Full story
South Harbor dredging going slow but steady
The South Harbor dredging is continuing to make progress as crews dig their way to the shore,...
Sitka Assembly: Lawsuit poses 'existential threat' to SE trollers
SITKA – After hearing comments Tuesday night on the “existential threat” facing the Southeast troll fishing industry, the Sitka Assembly gave...
ADF&G seeking comment on sport fish stocking plan
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is currently seeking public comment on the draft of its 2023...
Fishing Vessel Drill Conductor Training in Petersburg
The Alaska Marine Safety Education Association (AMSEA) will offer a Fishing Vessel Drill Conductor...
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...
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... 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
