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Charlie Ess
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Charlie Ess is the North Pacific Bureau Chief for National Fisherman.
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The National Marine Fisheries Service turned down a request from Bering Sea crabbers for emergency closures including pelagic trawl, pot gear, and longline gear for 180 days from Jan. 1 to June 30, 2023. NMFS graphic.
With area closure denied, Bering Sea crabbers keep focus on incidental catches
Dungeness crab. Oregon Sea Grant photo.
Northwest, Alaska crabbers strike for better prices
Alaska pollock. NMFS photo.
North Pacific council hears renewed demands on bycatch
Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association photo.
Alaska board sets new Bristol Bay net rules
Captain Shawn McManus proudly holds a pot-caught blackcod on the F/V Vansee. Courtesy Shawn McManus photo.
Blackcod fishermen’s ‘gear switching’ challenges Pacific Fishery Management Council
Juvenile blackcod. NMFS photo.
Surveys look promising for blackcod and halibut
Plans building a new $238 million ferry to replace the aging M/V Tustamena, which sails a route covering part of Prince William Sound, Kodiak and ports along the Alaska Peninsula and Dutch Harbor. Alaska Marine Highway System photo.
Alaska state planners move to renovate ferry system
Gill net fishing practices on Kotzebue Sound are among many issues on the agenda for the Alaska Board of Fisheries meeting season starting in October. ADF&G photo.
Cod, salmon at top of agenda as Alaska Board of Fisheries gears up
Alaska divers’ geoduck, sea cucumber fisheries on rebound
Chinook salmon. NOAA photo.
Chinook lawsuit still looms over Alaska trollers
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