Alaska

Gillnetters line up to deliver to the tender in Alaska’s Bristol Bay salmon fishery. — Gillnetters line up to deliver to the tender in Alaska’s Bristol Bay salmon fishery. Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association photo

A gillnetter’s guide to safety: Pre-season checklist

Guest Author

The F/V Woodstock, a blackcod and halibut longliner out of Sitka, Alaska. Photo by Joshua Roper/Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute.

Alaska halibut and blackcod: As market recovers from covid, biomass future looks bright

Charlie Ess

Road block: Alaska Native group protects land coveted by Pebble Mine developers

Jessica Hathaway

Bristol Bay boats lined up to deliver salmon. Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association photo.

Northern Lights: The covid trail

Guest Author

Getting rest in the season is a significant challenge for the crews who fish Alaska’s compact salmon season in Bristol Bay. Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association photo

Editor’s Log: Our family to yours

Jessica Hathaway

Catching salmon on Alaska’s Copper River is an unpredictable business, so Cordova-based 60 North added halibut and blackcod to its processing line. 60 North/Sena Sea photos

The Road to 60 North

Bruce Buls

Silver Spray Seafoods photo.

Silver with a heart of gold

Brian Hagenbuch

Kinematics Bristol Bay Gillnetter — Kevin Wilson, deckhand on the F/V Curragh, standing on the back deck of a 32-foot salmon gillnetter on his first day of the season in Alaska’s Bristol Bay Naknek River fishing district. Kinematics Marine Equipment

OnDeck in the Pacific Northwest & Alaska: Nets & Haulers

NF Staff

Copper River king salmon landed in Cordova, Alaska. Jen Pickett photo

Copper River fleet lands kings and sockeye salmon between troughs

Jen Pickett

Grundéns is using recycled plastics from old fishing gear for a new line of rugged casual wear.

Second chances: Grundéns gears up for recycling, potential Net Your Problem partnership

Laine Welch

Cordova's salmon fleet starts the season on the Copper River Flats — Cordova fleet starts Alaska salmon season on the Copper River Flats. Jen Pickett photo

Open Season: Alaska salmon fishing kicks off on the Copper River Flats

Jen Pickett