National Fisherman

Alaska

Station Papa in Gulf of Alaska. Photo courtesy of NOAA

Loss of ocean monitoring could create fisheries blind spot

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A joint NOAA and Coast Guard operation has restored navigation markers in Alaska's Bechevin Bay ahead of the Bristol Bay sockeye salmon season opener, after near-record winter ice destroyed 28 of the channel's 29 buoys. NOAA photo.

NOAA, Coast Guard reopen critical Alaska passage before Bristol Bay opener

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Over 100 groundfish industry volunteers worked in 80 degree heat at Terminal 91 at the Port of Seattle on May 28 to clean four huge midwater trawl nets to recycle plastics in the into new products. Photo by John Dunlap, Trident Seafoods

Groundfish industry cleans 55,935 pounds of nets for recycling

Margaret Bauman

Map of Area M courtesy of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game

Area M salmon restrictions remain sidelines as subsistence groups weigh legal action

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A renewed debate over pelagic trawl gear is drawing attention from conservation groups, fishermen and fisheries managers. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Pelagic trawl debate returns as council weighs next steps on gear performance

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Bering Sea pollock come aboard a trawler. NMFS video image.

North Pacific council seeks public comment on pelagic trawl gear

Margaret Bauman

Copper River salmon. National Park Service photo.

Copper River sockeye fillets are a hot seller

Margaret Bauman

Alaska's seafood industry generates $5.Alaska's seafood industry generates $5.3 billion in value annually, supporting more than 15,000 Alaskans across 120 communities statewide. Shutterstock photo.

Alaska seafood industry valued at $5.3 billion

Margaret Bauman

The Northwest Explorer and the Alaska Knight are the two fishing vessels being used for the upcoming surveys. Photo courtesy of NOAA

Bering Sea survey to track temperature shifts

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According to a recent report, the 2025 Pacific salmon harvest totaled 425.7 million fish, marking the lowest aggregate for an odd-numbered year since 1987. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

NPAFC reports lowest odd-year harvest of Pacific salmon

Margaret Bauman

A Southeast Alaska commercial harvester has been sentenced to jail, a $20,000 fine, and forfeiture of his commercial fishing boat after conviction of numerous commercial fishing violations. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Alaska harvester sentenced, fined for multiple commercial fishing violations

Margaret Bauman