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Alaska snow crab. NOAA photo.

Price outlook good for Bering Sea snow crab and tanners

Prominent European seafood buyers toured Dutch Harbor, Alaska in late January during a trip organized by the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute. ASMI photo.

Alaska hosts tour for top European seafood buyers

Tanner crabs. Alaska Department of Fish and Game photo.

Alaska to open tanner crab test fishery at Prince William Sound

Longlining Alaska Halibut aboard the Dues Payer II. Peter Thompson photo. — Longlining Alaska Halibut aboard the Dues Payer II in Kodiak. Peter Thompson photo.

US, Canada disagree on distribution of declining halibut catch

sea otter — Alaska sea otters. Marine Mammal Commission photo.

Alaska fishermen plead for changes to sea otter plan

Alaska prepares to rake in revenue with new markets for fishery byproducts like roe, heads and milt. Jessica Hathaway photo.

Alaska rebrands the fish head: ASMI report promotes full utilization

Sampling salmon in the sheep river. Prince William Sound Science Center photo.

Kenai forum will focus on fish habitat protections

Unloading Alaska halibut. NOAA photo.

Halibut futures take a hit

Participants of the 2016 Summit at the Alaska State Capitol in Juneau. Alaska Sea Grant photo.

Young Fishermen's Summit to be held in Anchorage

Fishing boats tied up in Petersburg, Alaska. Creative Commons photo by Flickr user brewbooks. jobs — Fishing boats tied up in Petersburg, Alaska. Creative Commons photo by Flickr user brewbooks.

Alaska lost fishing jobs in 2016