Alaska

Guitarist Brad Warren performed at Saturday's FisherPoets readings at Pacific Marine Expo. Kirk Moore photo.

Fisherman of the Year and FisherPoets are back!

NF Staff

FishTech inc / CodCoil Slinky Pots booth at 2021 Pacific Marine Expo. Photo Doug Stewart

Expo Friday preview: Whale avoidance, Symphony of Seafood, Ocean Plastics

NF Staff

National Fisherman’s 2021 Highliners (clockwise from top left): Julie Decker, Jerry Dzugan, Benjamin Platt and Jennifer Lincoln.

National Fisherman’s 2021 Highliners

Jessica Hathaway

Julie Decker: Seafood champion

Jessica Hathaway

Jerry Dzugan: Power trainer

Kirk Moore

Jennifer Lincoln: Safety captain

Paul Molyneaux

The receiving end of Blue Ocean Gear’s Farallon smart buoy’s transmissions can save thousands in lost gear. Blue Ocean Gear photo

Northern Lights: Alaska Seafood 2050

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Scandies Rose sank Dec. 31, 2019. Deborah Rhoades photo.

After the Scandies Rose

Jessica Hathaway

The crew of the F/V Devotion easily handles a lightweight CodCoil pot with live blackcod. Ryan Johnson photo

Fishermen give feedback on gear innovations

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Alannah Hurley and Mae Syvrud host President Barack Obama in Alaska's Bristol Bay in September 2015, shortly after the EPA proposed permanent protections. UTBB/Pete Souza photo

Going permanent on Pebble Mine

Jessica Hathaway

A person in a life raft 13 nautical miles west of Cape Ommaney, Alaska, Nov. 10, 2021. The Coast Guard rescued the crew of four people after the vessel Julia Breeze sank. Coast Guard image.

Four fishermen safe after Alaska sinking

Kirk Moore