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Pacific cod. NOAA photo.

Ups and downs for Alaska cod and pollock

The MacAulay Salmon Hatchery in Juneau, Alaska.

Alaska salmon hatchery critics call for decreased caps

A NMFS fisheries observer holding an Alaska red king crab. NOAA photo.

Alaska crab report: King and tanner crab stocks drop as snow crab rebounds

Boats tied up in Sitka, Alaska. Charlie Ess photo.

Gov. Walker signs bill to increase financing options for fishermen

ghost gear — Polyethylene lines and buoys that have been recovered during the Nature Conservancy's ghost gear bounty hunting program. Natural Resources Consultants photo.

Ghost hunters: West Coast fishermen are searching for lost crabbing gear

Sockeye salmon make a colorful appearance at Dry Bay. National Park Service photo.

Alaska salmon harvest 31 percent below forecast

Longlines and cages on an oyster farm in Southcentral Alaska. Alaska Department of Fish and Game photo.

New businesses hope to cash in on Alaska mariculture development

This summer researchers at Kodiak saw the first signs of potential recovery with beach seine catches of tiny first year cod. Age-0 Pacific cod are smaller (5-9 cm) and generally restricted to shallow depths. This set was deployed along the 3 m depth cont.

Researchers are seeing young cod return to the Gulf of Alaska

Sockeye salmon. Alaska Department of Fish and Game photo.

Milestone Gulf of Alaska salmon study set for winter 2019

Chinook salmon. Hagerty Ryan/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service photo.

Early salmon prices point to good paydays across Alaska