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…
The Fishing Vessel Owners’ Association (FVOA) and the Deep Sea Fishermen's Union (DSFU) have become alarmed at the level of sablefish by-catch in the Bering Sea. They state that the…
Peregrine Falcon boat builders, of Eagle River near Anchorage Alaska, have a history of innovation in everything from aluminium landing craft to Bristol Bay gillnetters. They recently sea trialled Bryan…