National Fisherman

Alaska

Southeast Alaska trollers will help collect near-real-time catch and oceanographic data through an expanded electronic logbook program during the 2028 and 2029 fishing seasons. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Alaska troll fleet to expand electronic logbook, data collection

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About 30 boats gathered for the Aug. 8 chum salmon commercial opener at Neets Bay. Photo courtesy of the Southern Southeast Regional Aquaculture Association

Neets Bay chum fishery opens for first time since 2018

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An Alaska troller captain and Coast Guard aviation survival technician are hoisted aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from the rugged shoreline of Admiralty Island Sept. 28. Coast Guard video image.

Coast Guard rescues Alaska captain after troller sinks

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The Sinking of the Scandies Rose: The Untold Story of an Alaskan Fishing Disaster, by Decker Watson. ISBN-13 978-1668212271. Courtesy of Gallery Books

A tragedy retold: Inside ‘The Sinking of the Scandies Rose’

Paul Molyneaux

Thatcher Brouwer has been named executive director of United Fishermen of Alaska. Photo courtesy of UFA Facebook

Juneau fisherman takes lead at United Fishermen of Alaska

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Peltola’s 2024 bycatch bill prioritized vessels under 65 feet for funding, while Sullivan’s current proposal does not include the same small-vessel priority. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Peltola, Sullivan take different approaches to reducing bycatch

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Southwest Alaska communities are calling for science-based, transparent fisheries management. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Southwest Alaska communities call for fact-based fisheries debate

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Butchering a bowhead whale on the ice requires all hands. Whaling crews and community members join together to do the job by hand. “It’s a lot of work,” says Martin Edwardsen, director of the Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission. Photo courtesy of AEWC

Fall subsistence whale hunt is on in Alaska

Paul Molyneaux

Pollock industry groups have raised concerns that proposed trawl restrictions could unintentionally increase salmon encounters, fuel use, and overall bycatch. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Bycatch bill advances amid pollock concerns

Carli Clancy

Reducing bycatch and the pressures contributing to Alaska’s struggling salmon runs were key issues in the U.S. House fisheries debate between Rep. Nick Begich and independent Bill Hill. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Begich, Hill tackle bycatch and seafood economy

Carli Clancy

Former Rep. Mary Peltola and Sen. Dan Sullivan differed sharply on bycatch and how Congress should approach federal fisheries management. Screenshot from the debate video

Peltola, Sullivan clash over bycatch in fisheries debate

Carli Clancy