Alaska

Insights from the BBRSDA 2022 salmon forecast

Kathryn Gill

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Three boats have kept work steady at Distinctive Finishes in Haines Alaska

Michael Crowley

Set netters in the Kenai Peninsula. Charlie Ess Photo

Alaska gears up for a profitable 2022 salmon season

Charlie Ess

National Fisherman is hiring: Digital Product Manager

NF Staff

The Aleutian Falcon at pierside before the Feb. 17, 2021 shipyard fire. Trident Seafoods Corporation photo.

NTSB: Poor planning for shipyard ‘hot work’ blamed for fish processor fire

Kirk Moore

Writer Megan Waldrep with husband Chris Dabney before departing to Alaska.

A Fish Wife’s Advice: 6 Things to Know When Dating an Alaska Fisherman

Megan Waldrep

Environmental DNA (eDNA) in water samples can be used to identify fish species that are present at or near the time of sample collection. NMFS graphic.

DNA in water samples can help document Alaska fish communities

NF Staff

Bruce Marifern’s Freedom wraps up a 230-ton set in Hayward Strait, with Alaskan Girl pumping, on day two of the Sitka sac roe herring fishery, March 27. Brannon Finney photo

Herring catch could set records — if there were enough buyers

Laine Welch

Writer Megan Waldrep and her husband, Chris Dabney, a second-generation California spiny lobsterman and Bristol Bay fisherman.

Fish Wife Picks: 6 Things for a Day Trip on the Boat

Megan Waldrep

The Western Mariner, an 83-foot inspected tug, ran aground in Neva Strait March 21, 2022, while towing Chichagof Provider, a 286-foot containerized barge. Coast Guard photo/PO1Brian Wereda.

Recovery continues for grounded Alaska tug

Kirk Moore

The Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act was among fisheries legislation championed by the late Alaska Rep. Don Young.

Fisheries advocate, ‘dean’ of Congress Don Young dies coming home to Alaska

Steve Bittenbender