A new economic snapshot analysing the Alaskan seafood industry and its 50% drop in profitability in 2022-23 has been released by NOAA Fisheries. NOAA Fisheries social scientists and economists compiled…
In an episode of the 20th season of Deadliest Catch, Sig Hansen describes how these unique Norwegian crab traps have saved Northwestern and its crew both time and money. The…
The Commerce Secretary has determined that fishery resource disasters occurred in one Oregon and two Alaska salmon fisheries – Oregon ocean commercial Chinook salmon fishery and the Alaska Upper Cook…
Projects funded by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act will support efforts to better manage fisheries in a changing climate as the Department of Commerce and NOAA are awarding $20 million…
Scientists at the NOAA Fisheries Alaska Fisheries Science Center are collaborating with communities, managers, and other government and academic scientists in the Bering Sea region. They have authored a new…
A federal grand jury in Alaska returned an indictment charging the owner and captains of two crab catcher vessels with illegally transporting crab from Alaska, in violation of the Lacey…
A million-dollar support programme aims advance efforts to promote climate resilience and food security in remote Alaska communities, strengthen collaboration with tribal governments and Indigenous communities and engage Indigenous Knowledge…
When a 39-metre fishing vessel lost power 575 miles south-west of Dutch Harbor, a US Coast Guard cutter was called in to bring the stricken Aleutian No 1 and its…
The Alaska Longline Fishermen's Association (ALFA) is getting a $700,000 award from the US Department of Energy to drive energy transition forward in the commercial fishing fleet. The project, known…
Scientists have found that more planning is needed to help fishing communities in the Gulf of Alaska adapt and mitigate the potential economic impacts of climate change. Fishing is Alaska’s…