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Wicked Tuna captains

Wicked Tuna: Fish stories

A NOAA observer collecting scale samples from a yellowtail flounder. NOAA photo.

In defense of observers

Not digging it: First Quantum abandons Pebble project

Nat Geo's "Wicked Tuna" counts down to its 100th episode. PFTV photo.

Wicked Tuna: Meet the captains

Captain Michael Adams, holds a large Copper River king salmon just outside an Alaska Airlines 737 airplane, dubbed the

Slow Copper River opener leads to record prices for early salmon

Lobstermen haul traps off the coast of Maine. Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative photo.

Canadian salmon farmer admits to using lobster-killing pesticide

Blockchain may also work better to track some products than others. For instance, the fish tracking that an entity named Provenance piloted in the Indonesian tuna fishery in 2016 may be more difficult to administer reliably for shrimp or fishmeal. Proven.

Blockchain could open markets

The Pebble Mine

Duncan Fields — Kodiak, Alaska, setnet fisherman and fisheries consultant Duncan Fields. Fields family photo

Fields withdraws Board of Fish nomination to clear path for Cain

Technomic Alaska — The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute partnered with Technomic Research to help identify current trends in seafood consumption and how best to position Alaska seafood in a rapidly changing marketplace.

Who are the fish buyers of the future?