The North Pacific Fishery Management Council is set to decide next month on how to reduce chum salmon bycatch in the Bering Sea pollock fishery.
Council appointments and bycatch policy tilt the system toward industrial fleets at the expense of food security and culture.
Salmon bycatch has been a flashpoint for years. And the North Pacific Fishery Management Council, which oversees federal ...
The Copper River sockeye salmon run is forecast to be near average in 2026, while king salmon returns are expected to remain well below long-term levels, according to a new ...
Attendees of the Alaska Young Fishermen’s Summit say they’re eager to build their own fishing businesses, despite the ...
The Alaska Longline Fishermen’s Association (ALFA), in partnership with the Alaska Sustainable Fisheries Trust (ASFT), is seeking applicants for its Crew Training Program ahead of the 2026 fishing ...
The global humpy leader Scientists can argue about the ecological consequences of Alaska salmon hatcheries helping to flood the North Pacific Ocean with pink salmon, but what appears clear now is ...
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S&P Global said in a recent analysis that copper supply would fall short of demand for the next 15 years, barring significant ...
If you're shopping for sockeye salmon at Whole Foods, it might be sourced from an area you wouldn't expect. Here's what you ...
The all-conquering pink salmon While Alaska fisheries biologists have been fretting about whether pink salmon straying from the state’s ocean-farming ranches could damage the genetics of ...
In the past, Emmonak typically received large freight from Nenana, over 900 miles upstream on the Yukon River. Now, the hub ...