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Salmon fishermen on Bristol Bay near Naknek, Alaska. Emma Forsberg photo.

Pebble-backed lawsuit dismissed by Alaska's Superior Court

Tanner crabs. Alaska Department of Fish and Game photo.

Bering Sea crabbers report recruitment uptick, strong prices

In the small boat harbor at Kodiak, Alaska. James Brooks photo.

Strong salmon forecast pushes up permit prices

Alaska Young Fishermen's Almanac open for submissions

So far, 300,000 pounds of gear has been shipped to Plastix in Europe by Net Your Problem where it

Gear recycling program expands to Southeast Alaska

Dutch Harbor, Alaska. NOAA photo.

Fish funds: Coastal communities fight for Alaska's fish tax

Aquaculture Study — A new study tracks the preferences of fish buyers.

What do fish buyers think of fishing vs. farming?

Cape Porpoise, Maine Lianne Ramia and Paige McGowan with a bluefin tuna caught on the F/V Shirley Girl

Submissions open for WSI's second “Women in Seafood” video contest

Alasak Gov. Mike Dunleavy delivers the State of the State address in January 2019.

Alaska gov. issues gag order on state fish budget

The F/V Woodstock, a blackcod and halibut longliner out of Sitka, Alaska. Photo by Joshua Roper/Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute.

Alaska deckhand apprentice program open for applicants