Fisheries

Court affirms split federal-state salmon management system for Alaska’s Cook Inlet

A federal judge has upheld the National Marine Fisheries Service’s new system to manage…

How a risky state investment in seafood cost Alaskans millions and left a fishing town in crisis
How a risky state investment in seafood cost Alaskans millions and left a fishing town in crisis

There were warning signs ahead of the bet on Peter Pan Seafood, which is…

Fishery managers start a process to tighten salmon bycatch rules in Alaska’s Bering Sea
Fishery managers start a process to tighten salmon bycatch rules in Alaska’s Bering Sea

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council has launched a formal evaluation of new measures…

From fish traps to factory trawlers — A ‘back to the future’ look at Seattle’s fishing industry
From fish traps to factory trawlers — A ‘back to the future’ look at Seattle’s fishing industry

  An advertiser-sponsored article in the Seattle Times gushed “Wild Alaska pollock’s fishing fleet is based…

Fight looms over pollock bycatch off Alaska’s south coast
Fight looms over pollock bycatch off Alaska’s south coast

Conservation and tribal advocates have lobbied for a crackdown for years on the unintentional…

Dire condition of Alaska’s seafood industry has many causes and no easy fixes, experts say
Dire condition of Alaska’s seafood industry has many causes and no easy fixes, experts say

A legislative task frce charged with recommending action to rescue the industry and communities…

Cod quotas are lowered for the fourth straight year
Cod quotas are lowered for the fourth straight year

Russia and Norway have reached a deal for the 2025 fish quotas in northern…

Above Stikine River, Canadian government boosts huge mining project you’ve probably never heard of

Canada’s federal government plans to fund a key road at the Galore Creek development,…