Prison and fishing ban for trafficking diseased crab
A Kodiak fisherman has been given prison time and a ban on involvement in commercial fishing to run for two years of supervised release following his one-year prison term for…
A Kodiak fisherman has been given prison time and a ban on involvement in commercial fishing to run for two years of supervised release following his one-year prison term for…
An Alaska commercial fisherman is facing a six-month prison sentence after being found guilty of falsifying fishing records and illegally taking a sperm whale, violating the Endangered Species Act. In…
New regional models developed for the Bering Sea are designed to better anticipate and incorporate climate change into resource management. The majority of models estimate changes in the center of…
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…