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Southeast Alaska retired commercial troller and artist Stephen Lawrie and his Miniature Schnauzer Harry Potter, in his studio in Sitka, Alaska. Photo courtesy of Stephen Lawrie

Retired Alaska fisherman captures Sitka’s fishing life

Margaret Bauman

Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick has promised to meet with Alaska commercial fishing industry leaders to discuss trade threats and show industry support. Photo courtesy of Ken Schulze / Shutterstock

Russia has declared war on Alaska seafood

Carli Clancy

Ketchikan, Alaska. Photo by Alexandre.ROSA / Shutterstock

Murkowski and King reintroduce Working Waterfronts Act

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Jamie O'Connor, deputy executive director of AMCC. Photo courtesy of AMCC

Stronger federal support for AK fisheries

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James "Jim" Brantingham, 1945 - 2025. Photo courtesy Nate Brantingham.

Great to know you, Jim!

Seward, AK harbor in southern Alaska, set on an inlet on the Kenai Peninsula. Photo courtesy of Chansak Joe / Shutterstock

Resilient in the face of change: Alaska's waterfronts

Carli Clancy

Photo courtesy of Net Your Problem / Jasmine Butler

Catcher-processor fleet launches first net recycling day

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Myles Cockrell, above, of Little Wicomico Oyster Company LLC, is one of just a few oyster growers in Virginia who build their own boats for commercial use. Photo by Larry Chowning

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Cockrells' launch new super scow

Larry Chowning

In 2024,, Lisa, Brian Gabriel, and others experimented with beach seining to harvest sockeye salmon without harming Chinooks. Some of the crew are learning to haul the nets on a beach in Upper Cook Inlet. Photo by Brian Gabriel

Cook Inlet setnetters told to wait for 2027

Paul Molyneaux

David Grimes, an artist in Cordova, Alaska, and participant in the Arts for Nature project focused on protecting wild salmon habitat and the Prince William Sound/Copper River Delta bioregion. Photo by Paul Scannell.

International artists project advocates for wild salmon habitat

Margaret Bauman

West Island Oysters co-owner Dale Leavitt drives a boat through his oyster farm in Fairhaven in January. Photo courtesy of Adam Goldstein / The New Bedford Light

Oyster farmers brace for rising costs due to tariffs

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