National Fisherman

Alaska

Herring. Courtesy of NOAA Fisheries

Uncertainty surrounds long awaited herring opening

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The Alaska Sustainable Fisheries Trust will host the SeaBank Summit in Sitka, featuring experts who will discuss the region's role as a climate refuge and promote sustainable practices for local ecosystems and economies. Photo by karenfoleyphotography

Climate refuge insights and sustainable solutions

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Longtime pollock industry leader Madsen to retire

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Don Stiles has operated with a total crew of four, himself and three deckhands. “I had an all-women crew this year,” he says. “It worked out pretty good.” Photo by Don Stiles

Commodores Boats transforms Alaskan crabber into a powerhouse

Paul Molyneaux

Photo by Global Seafood

Commentary: Salmon processors too poor to pay sick leave

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Time on their hands, but fewer dollars in Kodiak

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Halibut longline survey southeast Alaska 2004 NOAA — Photo by NOAA Fisheries

NOAA proposes daily fee for charter vessel halibut anglers

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NOAA research vessels like the Oscar Dyson conduct surveys at numerous locations and have been finding significant numbers of cod and pollock in the northern Bering Sea since 2017. Photo by AFSC

AI boosts Alaska pollock assessments, supporting fisheries

Paul Molyneaux

Salmon courtesy of NOAA Fisheries

Bid to remove MSC certification of salmon in SE Alaska rejected

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The City of Homer recently sent a formal request to Alaska’s Governor, urging the state to declare a fishery disaster for the 2023 pink salmon season. Photo by Gerald Peplow

Pink salmon collapse in Homer spurs call for disaster relief

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The wildest ‘Deadliest Catch’ moments, ranked

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