National Fisherman

Alaska

Last week, Alaska Senator Dan Sullivan spoke harsh words to the federal government about the failure of timely fisheries surveys. Photo courtesy of NOAA Fisheries

“Get on with the surveys” or risk shutting down U.S. fisheries

NF Staff

A pair of commercial fishing boats prepare their nets for salmon and halibut during the busy summer season in the Kenai Peninsula. Shutterstock photo

Alaska's 2025 salmon forecast more than doubles last year

Laine Welch

Photo by NOAA Fisheries

Alaska seafood eyes global growth

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Power Creek dam in Cordova, Alaska. Photo by Seed Media for Cordova Electric Cooperative.

Hydro dam powers Cordova, Alaska, while refurbishing salmon habitat

Margaret Bauman

Weeks before the start of Alaska’s prized Bristol Bay sockeye season, startup processor Northline Seafoods is grappling with a legal storm that could derail its 2025 operations. Photo by Caitlin Blaisdale

Northline Seafoods faces vessel arrest ahead of salmon season

NF Staff

In a unanimous vote Friday, the Alaska House of Representatives approved a major boost for the state’s commercial fishing fleet. Photo courtesy of Danita Delimont

Alaska passes bill to ease insurance burden for fishermen

Carli Stewart

All images belong to Bay Weld Boats.

Bay Weld Boats delivers new shallow-draft seiner

Ben Hayden

The catcher-processor Arctic Storm, as seen in 2007 in Seattle. The vessel remains hard at work in the Bering Sea pollock fishery and is taking part in the trawl industry’s Gear Innovation Initiative. Wesley Loy photo.

Alaska’s pollock industry looks to get to the bottom of a rising criticism

Wesley Loy

NOAA’s Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC) is navigating severe staffing shortages and budget uncertainties heading into 2025. Photo courtesy of NOAA Fisheries

Alaska Fisheries Science Center presses forward amid budget strains

NF Staff

Aerial view of Old Harbor, Kodiak Island, Alaska, USA. Photo courtesy of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Digital Visual Library

Alaska’s limited entry system still questioned fifty years later

Carli Stewart

May 22 officially starts Alaska's 2025 salmon season at Copper River. Photo courtesy of Copper River King Salmon

2025 Copper River salmon opener announced

Laine Welch