Halibut meeting underway in Juneau; 2016 catches announced Friday. Tune in at...
Halibut catches are just one of the issues that will be decided this week during the IPHC meeting this week in Juneau. You can listen in and participate in the meeting via your home computer.
View ArticleCatch Share Programs: 7 Elements to Consider
February 23,2016 Seven elements to be considered for any catch share plan.
View ArticleChronicles of a Bering Sea Captain – 50 years at sea!
A new book - “Chronicles of a Bering Sea Captain” - captures five decades of crabbing, trawling and longlining in the Bering Sea.
View ArticleF/V Northern Leader of Kodiak stars in “Mighty Ships”
Alaskan fishermen have raised the bar for big fishing boats with the Northern Leader of Kodiak, and producers of the popular “Mighty Ships” programs have taken notice.
View ArticleHow many skates die when they’re caught and tossed? New study aims to find out
Skates make up a huge biomass throughout the North Pacific. In fisheries, they are taken mostly as bycatch and discarded. A new study aims to find out how many of them die.
View ArticleSalmon season in full swing; Lots of other fishing going on
Salmon fishing is in full swing across Alaska with catches so far topping 23 million fish. Lots of other fishing going on too!
View ArticleLots of AK fishing going on besides salmon
Lots of Alaska fishing going on besides salmon.
View ArticleFall fisheries in full swing across AK; more coming online in Oct.
Fall fisheries are in full swing across Alaska, with more coming on line in October.
View ArticleAK boats sign up for cameras to monitor catches, More needed
AK longline, pot boats sign up for cameras to monitor their catches. More vessels needed.
View ArticleAlaskan Cod Crunchies set to roll out at Costco/Anchorage
Cod Crunchies are the latest pet treats stemming from the Alaskan Leader Seafood's commitment to 100 percent “head to tail” usage of their catches.
View ArticleBristol Bay red king crab down 15%; Lots of October fishing going on
In October all kinds of fishing is going on or getting underway, and various forecasts start trickling in.
View ArticleHalibut fishery ends, Prices for quota shares are jaw dropping!
The Pacific halibut fishery ended yesterday for nearly 2,000 Alaska longliners, leaving less than a half million pounds in the water after an eight month run. Prices for quota shares of the halibut...
View ArticleKodiak tops Homer for halibut landings; Total salmon value lowest since 2002
Kodiak is top halibut port, Salmon fishery value lowest since 2002
View ArticleAK halibut longliners give feedback on new onboard observer program
To get better data on what’s coming over the rails, three years ago halibut managers expanded onboard observer coverage to include all Alaska longliners, no matter how small the boat. A new study gets...
View ArticlePacific halibut stock appears to be holding steady; Likely ups/downs for catches
The Pacific halibut stock appears to have stabilized – that’s a take home message from the International Pacific Halibut Commission’s interim meeting continuing today in Seattle. Results from this...
View ArticleSablefish pot gear ok in Gulf of Alaska to block hook-robbing whales
Gulf of Alaska longliners targeting sablefish, or black cod, will get protection from hook robbing whales starting next year.
View ArticleNPFMC update: GOA bycatch protection plans bomb; RQE: New nonprofit can buy...
Plans to craft a program to reduce bycatch of halibut and Chinook salmon by Gulf of Alaska trawlers were tabled last week by the North Pacific Fishery Management Council. Another contentious program...
View ArticleAK fishing already in high gear: Lots of fishing and meeting updates
January first sees the start of Alaska’s biggest fisheries when hundreds of boats set out lines and pots for codfish in all parts of the Gulf of Alaska, Bering Sea and Aleutian Island regions. Pollock...
View ArticleAK halibut catches increase 5.5%, no cuts for 2017; Halibut bycatch decreases
More Pacific halibut will be going to market this year due to an overall boost in the harvests for the West Coast, British Columbia and Alaska.
View ArticleElectronic monitoring in AK can replace human observers, says new law. 60...
Starting next year, EMS can officially replace human observers in AK as data collectors to track what’s coming and going over the rails. The post Electronic monitoring in AK can replace human...
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