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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.
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Environmental conditions spur growth spurt for Alaska oysters
Numbers are on the rise for Alaska’s shellfish growers: They sold more than 1.8 million oysters in 2017 for a 27 percent increase over 2016 and a 70 percent increase over the 10-year average.
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West Coast trawlers on pace to hit annual Petrale sole quota
West Coast trawlers were on pace to land their respectful IFQ shares of Petrale sole for the 2018 season in early November.
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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.