National Fisherman

Alaska

New Sagaya's seaafood department in Anchorage was advertising five pounds of fresh silver salmon fillets for $219 delivered in Alaska and the Lower 48, and headed and gutted cohos for $7.99 a pound. Margaret Bauman photo.

Pink salmon harvests falling short in Alaska, Russia

Margaret Bauman

The Coast Guard is investigating reports of unidentified containers found on and around Montague Island, Alaska. Coast Guard photo.

Shoreline pollution on Alaska's Montague Island under Coast Guard scrutiny

Margaret Bauman

Paddy O’Donnell’s Caravelle is an 85-foot catcher vessel. Paddy O’Donnell photo.

Electronic monitoring embraced by Gulf of Alaska trawlers

Margaret Bauman

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council will hold a meeting from Sept. 29 to Oct. 9 in Anchorage, Alaska. Shutterstock photo.

MRA regulations face final vote at NPMFC's October meeting

Margaret Bauman

The China-flagged Xue Long 2 is one of five Chinese research vessels being monitored by the U.S. Coast Guard operating in U.S. Arctic waters. U.S. Coast Guard photo.

US Coast Guard tracking Russian, Chinese vessels approaching Alaska

Margaret Bauman

Juvenile king salmon. NMFS photo.

Deadline approaches for Pacific Salmon Commission grants

Margaret Bauman

Tito Marquez at 10th & M Seafoods in Anchorage with freshly caught Bristol Bay sockeye salmon. Margaret Bauman photo.

Alaska salmon harvest tops to 129 million fish

Margaret Bauman

Jamie Goen, executive director of Alaska Bering Sea Crabbers, aboard the F/V Bristol Mariner during the Bristol Bay red king crab fishery. Photo courtesy of Jamie Goen.

Vessel registration begins for Alaska crab fisheries

Margaret Bauman

The indictments announced on Monday, Aug. 4, were handed down on July 17 and executed at the end of July, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Alaska. Shutterstock photo.

Five Alaska harvesters charged in halibut fishing conspiracy

Margaret Bauman

The federal district court in Anchorage entered final judgment against three Kodiak, Alaska-based commercial fishing companies and their manager for multiple violations of the Clean Water Act, Aug. 1, 2025. U.S. Coast Guard photo.

Fishing companies fined for oil discharges into Alaska waters

Margaret Bauman

An electronic monitoring camera mounted on the troll pole of a commercial fishing boat in Southeast Alaska films all the fish coming on board from a longline set. AI will be used to review footage and recognize fish species for catch accounting. Alaska Longline Fishermen's Association photo.

Grant will aid use of AI in electronic monitoring for Alaska halibut harvesters

Margaret Bauman