National Fisherman

Alaska

Heather Douville returns home with a day’s harvest of sea otters. After years of practice, Douville can skin an otter in about ten minutes, and she passes the traditional knowledge she has acquired on to Indigenous youth. Photo by Michael Douville

Keeping the balance: Tlingit hunter fights for shellfish and tradition

Paul Molyneaux

Kinematics Bristol Bay Gillnetter — Kevin Wilson, deckhand on the F/V Curragh, standing on the back deck of a 32-foot salmon gillnetter on his first day of the season in Alaska’s Bristol Bay Naknek River fishing district. Kinematics Marine Equipment

Bristol Bay data show widening gap in fishermen’s earnings

Charlie Ess

Herring caught during an acoustic trawl survey of Lynn Canal in Southeast Alaska. NOAA photo.

Alaska herring data in question

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Aleutian Islands state-waters Pacific cod season opens

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Halibut longline survey southeast Alaska 2004 NOAA — Bleak news was summarized from the 101st Session of the IPHC Annual Meeting. Photo by NOAA Fisheries

Pacific stocks hit 40-year low, cuts loom for 2025 season

Laine Welch

Alaska Department of Fish and Game photo.

Prince William Sound sablefish season opens with 264,000 pound quota

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Proposed changes to the fishery’s management in Southeast Alaska could provide more opportunities for commercial fishermen. Photo by Gui_diaas on Shutterstock

Policy shifts, genetic insights shape the king crab fishery

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“Excellent” predictions for sockeye; “strong” for pinks and chums. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Alaska’s 2025 salmon forecast

Laine Welch

Northern pike has proven to traverse brackish waters, potentially expanding their reach into Alaska’s salmon-rich ecosystems. Photo courtesy of Ryan Hagerty & USFWS

Northern pike breach saltwater barrier, endangering AK salmon

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Top shows to watch if you love 'Deadliest Catch'

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The 78-foot fishing vessel Northern Endurance ran aground near Little Priest Rock last Thursday morning. Photo courtesy of KUCB

F/V Northern Endurance freed after grounding near Unalaska

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