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Quake update: Alaska’s 7.0 rumble leaves region shaken but fleets unharmed
A massive earthquake struck south central Alaska Friday morning Nov. 30, causing widespread damage to…
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Oregon marks banner Dungie season despite light harvest along the coast
Though a few factors ganged up to threaten the traditional opener of the Oregon Dungeness crab fishery, the fleet of more than 400 vessels went on to put in a banner year.
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Alaska razor clam harvest expected to dip
Preliminary harvest data for 2018 suggests the harvest will wind up around 175,940 pounds, down sharply from the 380,912 pounds that diggers dug just five years ago.
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Purple urchin invasion leads to a low harvest, high prices for West Coast urchins
Too many purple sea urchins and not enough bull kelp continues to stymie California’s red urchin dive industry.
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Cool ocean temps, reduced salmon bycatch likely to boost Alaska groundfish catches
Ocean conditions seem to have gifted the trawlers in terms of distribution and density of rockfish.
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Threat of El Niño has Pacific squid fleet on edge
All eyes and ears were on water temperatures and foreign trade tariffs as seiners hit their strides in the West Coast squid season.
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Worldwide fillet frenzy bodes well for foreign pollock sales
A reduced pollock harvest in Russia and an increased demand for fillets, roe and surimi worldwide will drive demand Alaska pollock throughout 2018.
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After slow-paced 2017 season, albacore trollers hope landings pick up
As the fleet readied for this year’s season, questions remained whether last year’s sparse concentrations of albacore would go down as an anomaly or part of a trend
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Carryover frozen halibut brews competition in Alaska
This year’s pricing trend flies in the face of market dynamics of years past, when diminished supplies translated to higher prices all the way through the distribution chain.
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Blackcod market stagnates as cold storage holdings pile up on West Coast
The abundance of smaller fish this year and the corresponding price per unit have created a market dynamic like the industry hasn’t seen in recent history.