Alaska towns vie to be called tops for fishing
Several Alaska communities are vying for the title of "Ultimate Fishing Town," a recognition that comes with $25,000 to be used for local fishing-related projects.Click to Continue »
View ArticleFishing permit costs: Inlet up, Bristol Bay down
The value of Alaska fishing permits has seesawed over the past year. Cook Inlet prices have gone up, while Bristol Bay prices have fallen.Click to Continue »
View ArticleResearchers seek data about fishermen's rivals: Otters
Sea otters are expanding throughout Southeast Alaska and dining on crab, sea cucumbers, geoduck clams and more as they go. An ongoing study aims to track the otters, what they're…Click to Continue »
View ArticleResearch buoys will pay off
Thanks to a nearly $3 million show of support from the state, high tech buoys will soon be measuring ocean acidity levels year round, and Alaska fishermen will play an…Click to Continue »
View ArticleFishermen surveyed about lifestyle and changes in it
If you had your life to live over again, would you choose a career in commercial fishing? That's one question in a survey circulating around Kodiak that aims to reveal…Click to Continue »
View ArticleTaken by accident: Report shows bycatch in US fisheries
A first-ever accounting of bycatch in U.S. fisheries has been achieved by federal scientists in a user-friendly report that aims to set a baseline for the accidental takes of fish,Click to Continue »
View ArticleTrackers to provide overview of incoming tsunami junk
Marine debris trackers will take to the air any day now to get a better idea of what is washing ashore, and where, as a result of last year's devastating…Click to Continue »
View ArticleBristol Bay's red salmon harvest is likely to surge
The Bristol Bay red salmon catch is nearing 20 million fish and will likely go higher, the result of a strong run of more than 30 million fish. Reds were…Click to Continue »
View ArticleMariculture on tap at Marine Science Center
The Oceans Alaska Marine Science Center has barely opened its doors and tiny oysters are already growing at the new floating facility at George Inlet in Ketchikan. The 28-acre site…Click to Continue »
View ArticleLA designer brings salmon skin to fashion world
Salmon skins have finally made it to the U.S. in a line of clothing and accessories set to make the fashion scene this fall. Los Angeles designer Lindsay Long features…Click to Continue »
View ArticleSurvey: Kodiak fishermen happy but concerned
Kodiak fishermen are a happy lot but they're also anxious about the future of their industry.Click to Continue »
View ArticleCoastal ballot issue opposed by Outside, foreign interests
Alaska has more coastline than all the other states combined, but unlike all the others, Alaska has no say in how our coasts are managed or developed. If Outside and…Click to Continue »
View ArticleGrant will give a boost to Bristol Bay training programs
Jobs are being put on the fast track in Bristol Bay, with a focus on careers that go hand in hand with the region's culture and economy: commercial fishing and…Click to Continue »
View ArticlePinks are the key to fulfilling season's salmon forecast
Salmon season is winding down and it's still a guess if the statewide catch will reach the 132 million fish forecast. Achieving that all comes down to those hard-to-predict pinks,Click to Continue »
View ArticleSalmon season yields to 'season for negotiations' on price
As Alaska's salmon season winds down, the seafood companies that purchased the pack start to gear up.Click to Continue »
View ArticleLower prices, rising operating costs hit fishermen hard
Alaska fishermen are feeling the squeeze of lower prices at the same time their operating costs continue to spiral upwards.Click to Continue »
View ArticleOnce again, Dutch clings to top fishing port position
Dutch Harbor-Unalaska held onto the title of the nation's top fishing port for the 15th year in a row, with more than 700 million pounds of fish and crab landed…Click to Continue »
View ArticleTerminated employee took company property
Q. We just terminated a supervisor who was a real pain. Unfortunately, it took our senior manager so long to make the decision that enormous anger had built up between…Click to Continue »
View ArticleHalf of tsunami debris likely will wind up trashing Alaska's shoreline
At least 1.5 million tons of debris from Japan's 2011 tsunami are still afloat, and at least half of that is expected to hit Alaska's coastline. The region from Yakutat…Click to Continue »
View ArticleWelch: Bering Sea crab fisheries set to open
October is National Seafood Month -- and also marks the start of one of the busiest months for Alaska's fishing industry.Click to Continue »
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