National Fisherman

Alaska

Josh Dunham, left, helps test the new Mustad Autoline pot/longline hauler while fishing golden king crab in Southeast Alaska. “He liked it,” Dunham says of the skipper who tried out the hauler. “He bought the first one.” Mustad Autoline photo.

Mustad Autoline’s latest enhances fishing efficiency

Paul Molyneaux

Genetic research has unveiled significant diversity among Alaska's red king crab populations. Photo by ADF&G

Genetic diversity sparks hope for Alaska's red king crab recovery

Carli Stewart

The prototype electric salmon gurdies designed and built by Chandler Kemp and Kent Barkau worked well and saved energy but would need to be marinized if they are going to be commercialized. Kempy Energetics photo.

Energy-efficient salmon gurdies

Paul Molyneaux

Alaskan fisherman Bart Eaton. Photo courtesy of Trident Seafoods

Remembering an Alaskan fishing legend: Bart Eaton

Guest Author

Giant Pacific Octopus caught and released during an ADF&G Commercial Fisheries crab survey. Photo by ADF&G

Alaska Board of Fisheries approves octopus fishery in Prince William Sound

Nathan Strout

Angela Wick and Cary Greisen show off Zerofit’s line of Heatrub baselayers, all designed to use the friction created by the wearer’s movement to help generate heat and provide more warmth. Photo by Douglas Zirbel

Northern fishermen gear up with Zerofit's cold weather wear

Paul Molyneaux

Fishing for pollock in the Sea of Okhotsk. Russian Pollock Producers photo.

'All salmon bycatch from one pollock trawl fishery must be retained'

NF Aggregator

Alaska fishing boats in Valdez Harbor. Photo by Albert Pego

Bycatch debate heats up in Prince William Sound pollock fishery

NF Staff

Alaska trawl fisheries are under attack by radical groups. Photo by ErinGla

Defending Alaska's trawl fleet: Myths, facts, and the fight

Carli Stewart

Alaska’s commercial harvest of ~14 million pounds is 81% of its catch limit for 2024. Photo by Israel Patterson

Over 74 percent of Pacific halibut quota caught before Dec. 7 closure

Laine Welch

Kitty Sopow’s fishy stickers range from edgy to sexy to policy and more. A sampling of her stickers includes a play on American Gothic and Xtratufs. Credit: Sopow Art

Kitty Sopow brings Alaskan humor to art

Paul Molyneaux