National Fisherman

Alaska

A fisheries observer identifies the species of salmon that was caught in the pollock fishery in Alaska. Photo courtesy of NOAA Fisheries/North Pacific Observer Program

Study supports shore-based observers in Alaska pollock

NF Staff

Halibut longline survey southeast Alaska 2004 NOAA — Pacific halibut. Photo courtesy of NOAA Fisheries

Catch limits down slightly for Pacific halibut fishery

Laine Welch

Image taken on April 25, 1998, shows the coccolithophore bloom in the Bering Sea. The greenish color is caused by the high concentration of phytoplankton. Photo courtesy of NASA

2026 AMSS keynotes will focus on algal blooms, maritime disasters

Margaret Bauman

Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK). Photo courtesy of Joshua Sukoff / Shutterstock

Alaska waterfronts see funding gains in 2026

NF Staff

Commercial fishing boats and a few smaller boats docked in South Harbor, Petersburg, Alaska, with a view of mountains on nearby Kupreanof Island, on an overcast morning at the start of summer. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock / Ken Schulze

ALFA seeks applicants for 2026 Alaska crew training program

NF Staff

The fishing vessel Quantum ran aground near Kodiak, Alaska, Jan. 21, 2026. The crewmembers were transferred to emergency medical services with no reported injuries. U.S. Coast Guard photo.

Two rescued from fishing vessel that ran aground near Kodiak

NF Staff

Salmon samples from canned salmon in which researchers found dead anisakid roundworms. Photo courtesy of Natalie Mastick

Researchers: parasites help measure in salmon populations

Margaret Bauman

Decades-long pattern of violations leads to felony convictions for Alaska fisherman. Photo courtesy of bonilook / Shutterstock

Alaskan convicted on multiple felony fishing violations

NF Staff

Small Sablefish caught in a bottom trawl survey off the coast of California. Photo courtesy of Ian G. Taylor / U.S. Fish & Wildlife AK

Recertification of flatfish fisheries as sustainable challenged

Margaret Bauman

Commercial salmon fishing boats at processing plants in St. Paul Harbor in Kodiak, Alaska. Photo courtesy of Karen Foley / Shutterstock

Bycatch Reduction and Research Act introduced in AK

Nathan Strout

The Mirage is a 50-foot longliner-troller based in Sitka, Alaska. Photo by Ben Matthys.

Alaska fishing vessel set to trial hybrid propulsion system

Margaret Bauman