Crab catchers face charges of illegally transporting crab
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 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…
NOAA Fisheries is evaluating the use of cutting-edge technology that has the potential to improve acoustic-trawl surveys of walleye pollock, the largest US fishery. The goal is to explore the…
This winter, crab fishermen are working together with scientists to meet the challenges of winter research into Bristol Bay red king crab. The Bering Sea crab industry is partnering with…
While the pollock fishery in the Bering Sea is rationalised, with each vessel/permit holder is allocated a certain catch for the season, the Gulf of Alaska pollock fishery is open…
The decline of populations of snow crab and Bristol Bay red king crab stocks in Alaska in 2022 have their origins in climatic events, with the red king crab closure…
Kodiak fisherman James Aaron Stevens was sentenced earlier this month to a six-month term in a federal prison and a $1 million fine after being found guilty of falsely labelling catches. The…