160-mile tow for disabled fishing vessel
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…
$700,000 award towards delivering energy transition
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…
Alaska’s fishing communities facing climate change
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…
Deploying USVs alongside conventional research capacity provides multiple benefits, according to NOAA. Images: NOAA
Uncrewed surface vehicles boost fisheries survey capacity
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…
Fishing for Bristol Bay red king crab in winter. Images: Alaska Bering Sea Crabbers/Jamie Goen
Filling critical data needs for Bristol Bay red king crab
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…
Electronic monitoring comes to Gulf of Alaska pollock fishery
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…
Climate conditions behind Alaska crab decline
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…
A halibut catch at St. Paul Harbor in Kodiak, Alaska
Million dollar fine for Alaska fisherman
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…
Mortality of sablefish (otherwise known as black cod) is believed to be reaching dangerous levels, according to the Fishing Vessel Owners’ Association (FVOA) and the Deep Sea Fishermen's Union (DSFU). Image: NOAA
By-catch threatens Bering Sea sablefish
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…
Bryan Mcmahan’s Esa Ruth is the first of their latest pair of Bristol Bay boats that will be turning some heads on the Bay during this Summer’s sockeye season. Image: Peregrine Falcon
Bristol Bay Innovation
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…
