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Red king crabs still in a spiral
Alaska red king crabbers fished on a total allowable catch of 4.3 million pounds in…
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Pacific urchins: California divers fight the purps; 1.2 million ground up for compost
Purple urchins continue to plague divers seeking out red urchins throughout California. Blamed on the…
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Who we are: Tiel Smith
The lineage of known fishing families meets lineage of the unknown at Graveyard Point each…
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Salmon astray: Wayward chums keep Alaska trollers at bay
Southeast Alaska salmon trollers saw the greener grass on the other side of the fence…
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Explosion at Alaska dock sinks barge and 99-foot F/V Alaganik
A 49-year-old man from Cordova remains missing after an explosion and fire aboard a barge…
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Albacore tuna: West Coast landings hit a 20-year dip
Landings for West Coast albacore tuna fell below 2017 landings and below the 20-year average…
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Alaska halibut surveys improve; Japanese markets sink blackcod prices
Halibut quotas rose to 18.9 million pounds this year thanks to improved survey methodology and blackcod quotas have been set at 25.97 million pounds.
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West Coast swordfish landings hit slight dip in 2018
West Coast swordfish stocks are on the upswing, but Homeland Security stipulations could mean fewer of them will be offloaded at docks in California.
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Pacific lobster harvest expected to bounce back, but prices hit a lull
California’s spiny lobster production for the 2018-19 season should come in on par with the 2017-18 season, stopping a recent decline in the harvest.
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Alaska herring quota up, but year class size may not make the grade
Togiak, Alaska’s herring biomass remains healthy and ready for harvest this year. Meanwhile, the plight in Sitka will be whether the fleet can find fish of a size that the Japanese markets favor.