National Fisherman

Alaska

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Demand remains high as Alaska's sockeye salmon harvest hits 48 million fish

Margaret Bauman

Retired commercial fisherman and award-winning fisherpoet Patrick Dixon, a board member of the Olympia Poetry Network, and a past poetry editor of National Fisherman magazine's quarterly North Pacific Focus. His work has been included in several anthologies, including the Washington State Book Award-winning anthologies Take a Stand: Art Against Hate and I Sing the Salmon Home. Photo courtesy of Patrick Dixon.

Fisherpoet Patrick Dixon recounts lessons learned from a life at sea

Margaret Bauman

Fisherman collect massive amounts of data, and can share with fishery managers. Rob Terry, founder of Seafood AI, believes they should get paid for it, with a cut of the premium prices earned by certified sustainable seafood. Seafood AI photo.

AI Innovations turn fisherman’s data into dollars

Paul Molyneaux

NOAA vessel Bell M. Shimada, one of the vessels on the 2022 International Year of the Salmon Expedition, docked in Alaska. NOAA Fisheries photo provided by the North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission in Vancouver, Canada.

eDNA uncovers salmon winter habitat usage in Northeast Pacific Ocean

Margaret Bauman

U.S. Coast Guard documented commercial fishing vessels will no longer need to register with the Alaska Division of Motor Vehicles. Shutterstock photo.

New law broadens insurance options for Alaska's commercial fleet

Margaret Bauman

Black rockfish ovaries. Claire Rosemond photo.

Marine heatwaves impact maturation of black rockfish

Margaret Bauman

Daniel Schindler doing field work in the Wood River. Kat Hartwig photo.

Veteran fisheries researcher says smart development can still protect Alaska salmon habitat

Margaret Bauman

Careful consideration will be needed to implement wind and/or solar energy on commercial fishing vessels. Photo courtesy of JairoMZ

Wind and solar power for Alaska's fishing fleet

Carli Stewart

Bowhead whales in the Beaufort Sea in Alaska. NOAA Fisheries photo.

Bowhead whale study shows rising algal toxins in Arctic waters

Margaret Bauman

The commercial salmon season is in full swing. Shutterstock photo.

Wild Alaska salmon prices holding their own in retail markets

Margaret Bauman

Clark Pederson, deckhand aboard the F/V Northwestern, sorts crab on the vessel’s sorting table. Discovery Channel photo.

Deadliest Catch returns: Season 21 spotlights the struggling Alaska crab industry

Doug Stewart