The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and the Groundfish Forum – a trade group representing trawl catcher-processors in Alaska – are pushing back against claims by a coalition of NGOs that the recent ...

The International Pacific Halibut Commission will decide Thursday whether to cut private anglers’ halibut limits from two ...

Jan. 5—Nine people were rescued Monday from a commercial fishing vessel that ran aground on St. George Island and began taking on water in rough weather, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The fishing vessel ...

Jan. 9—Stormy weather in the Bering Sea on Friday was keeping response crews from getting to a 134-foot crab boat that ran aground on the island of St. George on Monday. State officials say they don't ...

Nine fishermen were rescued Monday from a crab boat that ran aground on St. George Island and began taking on water in rough weather. The Arctic Sea, a 134-foot crab boat with a few thousand pounds of ...

Alaska’s congressional delegation Wednesday introduced new legislation aimed at reducing bycatch and improving fisheries research in the Gulf of Alaska, Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The state has fined a boater over $10,000 for violating longline fishing laws. On May 7, 2025, off Hawaii Island’s Kona coast, the Department of Land and Natural Resources ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The fisherman involved in a longline fishing violation off the coast of Hawai‘i Island has faced the maximum allowed administrative penalties. Maui men cited for alleged fishing ...

Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? Log in now to continue reading. The release said the total administrative fine and costs ...

In 1867, the US government bought Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million dollars. At the time, critics questioned the value of purchasing such an inhospitable and remote territory. Yet today, due to its ...