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Charlie Ess

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Charlie Ess is the North Pacific Bureau Chief for National Fisherman.

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delayed — Dungeness crab. Susan Chambers photo.

Dungeness crab: Despite shutdowns, Oregon fleet fares well; live market spikes prices to $6.28 per pound

Alaska pollock NOAA — Alaska pollock. NOAA photo.

Pollock: Season surges as fish sticks  rule the covid marketplace

Who we are: Stuart Skogmo

California red urchin. Photo by Kirk Onthank/CC BY-NV 4.0

Urchins: Open season on purps with goal to help restore red urchins, abalone

Crew_Shots_King_crab_Henry_Perales — Deckhand Henry Perales on the Bering Sea crabber Lisa Marie. NF Crew Shots

King crab: Uncertainty as coming season hinges on biomass calculations

NF_Sept_20_Market_AK_Groundfish_NOAA Halibut — Alaska halibut. NOAA photo.

North Pacific Groundfish: Flatfish landings ahead as rockfish lag

NF_Sept_20_Market_PAC_Squid_NOAA California market squid — California market squid. NOAA photo.

Pacific Squid: Trade hurdles to China remain, but prices are steady

Alaska pollock NOAA — Alaska pollock. NOAA photo.

Pandemic demand for frozen foods buoys Alaska pollock

Sablefish, also called blackcod. NOAA photo.

Pacific blackcod market: Higher quotas collide with weaker demand for abundant and smaller fish

The 54-foot longliner/tender Charles T first came to Alaska as a cannery shrimper in the 1920s. Cheryl Ess photo.

Boat of the Month: Charles T