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A study released by NOAA stated that the snow crab collapse was due to the marine heatwave. Photo courtesy of NOAA Fisheries

Study sheds light on what caused the Bering Sea snow crab collapse

NF Staff

Photo courtesy of Earth Justice

Contamination safeguards of transboundary mining questioned

Margaret Bauman

Sitka, Alaska, fisherman, Jeff Farvour, gaffs a salmon aboard his 40-foot troller, the Apollo. A lawsuit by the Wild Fish Conservancy almost closed the Southeast Alaska salmon troll fishery in 2023, and the fishermen’s struggle with the litigious organiza

The Wild Fish Conservancy’s never-ending lawsuits

Paul Molyneaux

The Hannah, Northline Seafoods' 110-foot freezer barge, at work in Bristol Bay in the summer of 2025. Photo by Chris Miller

Passion for Bristol Bay salmon fishery runs deep with Northline Seafoods

Margaret Bauman

Fisheries biologist and lead author, Lukas DeFilippo working on a surface trawl survey, holds a coho salmon aboard a scientific survey that informs management decisions. NOAA Fisheries photo by Lukas DeFilippo

Study probes environmental drivers of salmon bycatch in Alaska pollock fishery

NF Staff

Alaska's commercial fishing industry has seen its workforce shrink for five straight years, according to state labor officials. Shutterstock photo.

Alaska seafood harvesting jobs down for fifth straight year

Margaret Bauman

From left: Craig Morris, CEO, Genuine Alaska Pollock Producers; Jon Kurland, regional administrator, NOAA Alaska Regional Office; Jamie Goen, executive director, Alaska Bering Sea Crabbers and North Pacific Management Council; Julie Decker, president, Pacific Seafood Processors Association; and moderator Heather Haugland, vice president, McKinley Research Group. Eric Haun photo.

Federal actions spark new optimism for Alaska’s fishing industry

Eric Haun

Banging lines and swerving fines sweatshirt by AK Dirtbag. Photo courtesy of Harding

From the back deck to the back of a hoodie: AK Dirtbag

Carli Clancy

With a $49 million grant, the Southeast Conference hopes to help Alaska’s handful of mariculture companies become a $200 million industry. Alaska growers are partnering with Canadian company Cascadia Seaweed to tap the agriculture biostimulant market. Cascadia Seaweed photo.

Alaska mariculture gets a big kickstart

Paul Molyneaux

The human factor in fisheries, for better and worse

Jessica Hathaway

2025 National Fisherman Highliner, Erik Velsko. Photo courtesy of Kaia Fisheries

National Fisherman Highliner: Erik Velsko

Margaret Bauman