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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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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

Albacore hooked on a bait pole offshore Oregon. NOAA Fisheries West Coast photo.

Tuna fleet hopes for bigger albacore, reopened fresh markets

Workers unload halibut at Pacific Seafood processing plant in Kodiak.

Restaurant closings, depressed Japan market push halibut, blackcod prices down

Swordfish observer — An observer checks a Pacific swordfish. NOAA photo.

Coronavirus, turtle protections crush market expectations for Pacific swordfish

Bristol Bay sockeye boat — The 2020 Alaska salmon season must operate under the state's strict covid-19 safeguards. Alaska Department of Fish and Game photo.

With virus precautions, Alaska's salmon season will be like no other