National Fisherman

Alaska

Alaska sockeye. Photo by Gerald Peplow

Kodiak family charged for setnet permit scheme

NF Staff

The Alaska Pacific halibut fishery is way off pace from last year, reports Laine Welch. Photo by Earl D. Walker

Pacific halibut fishery gets off to a slow start with high prices

Laine Welch

The US Department of Health and Human Services under Robert Kennedy Jr. recently dissolved the NIOSH, which has supported safety training that saves lives and taxpayer dollars on reduced search and rescue operations. Photo by Fishing Partnership

AMSEA sounds mayday as safety program faces shutdown

Paul Molyneaux

Representative Louise Stutes (R-AK). Photo courtesy of Louise Stutes for State Senate Facebook page

Alaska’s commercial fishermen get boost from Rep. Stutes

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Chinook salmon. California Department of Fish and Wildlife photo/G. Ghrist.

ADF&G sets 2025 Chinook limits, tightens regulations

Carli Stewart

AK's largest roe herring fishery at Togiak was already called off due to the lack of buyers. Photo courtesy of NOAA Fisheries

Herring fishery underway draws little attention or interest

Laine Welch

In addition to the commercial dipnet fishery, there is a recreational "personal use" dipnet fishery. Photo courtesy of the Alaska Dept. of Fish & Game

Alaska expands commercial dipnet fishery

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Hatchery-reared fish typically comprise one-third of Alaska's total salmon catch and value, even in bad years. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Alaska’s 2024 salmon hatcheries, catches, values plummet

Laine Welch

Photo courtesy of Alaska SeaLife Center

Judge rejects lawsuit for new Bering Sea pollock review

Nathan Strout

The Pacific halibut fishery kicks off today, March 20, 2025, in regions spanning from the West Coast and British Columbia to the far reaches of Alaska's Bering Sea. Photo courtesy of NOAA Fisheries

Pacific halibut fishery opens to reduced catches

Laine Welch

Alaska pollock. NMFS photo.

USDA gives $4.5 million for Alaska seafood international marketing

NF Staff