National Fisherman

Onboard Handling & Processing

A tote full of Pacific cod in PicoICE aboard the F/V Seabrooke. Vessel owner Vojta Novak believes that delivering top quality product will improve the market for Alaska seafood. Photo courtesy of Auberin Strickland

PicoICE offers Alaska seafood a marketing boost

Paul Molyneaux

Artic Alaska selected Bender Shipbuilding and Repair in Mobile, Ala., for the conversion of the 212' Ocean King into the 275' Kodiak Enterprise

Fishing back when: Around the yards south

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King Cove, Alaska processing plant. Photo courtesy of Peter Pan Seafood

Pacific Seafood may acquire Peter Pan’s shuttered King Cove Plant

Chris Chase

Weeks before the start of Alaska’s prized Bristol Bay sockeye season, startup processor Northline Seafoods is grappling with a legal storm that could derail its 2025 operations. Photo by Caitlin Blaisdale

Northline Seafoods faces vessel arrest ahead of salmon season

NF Staff

The field model of SeafoodAI’s Crabscan360 uses biometrics to identify individual crabs and determine their size and sex. Company CEO Rob Terry plans to build other models for dockside deliveries, processing, and onboard scanning. Photo by SeafoodAI

SeafoodAI’s CrabScan360: AI-powered crab sorting revolution

Paul Molyneaux

Andrew Tsui, founder and president of the Ike Jime Federation, and Maryland DNR Secretary Josh Kurtz display a trout processed with ike jime. Photo by Winn Brewer, Maryland DNR.

Elevating Chesapeake seafood with Japanese technique

Carli Stewart

F/V Kaia. Photo courtesy of the Velsko family

Redefining Alaska’s seafood legacy

Erik Velsko

Photo courtesy of XtraTuf / The Velsko Family

One fishing family's fight for a better future

Erik Velsko

"Pacific cod was increasingly important for us and other fixed gear sectors, but I was continually disappointed by the quality, handling, and execution of our shoreside cod sector," Eric Velsko shared. Photo courtesy of Kaia Fisheries

The journey to seafood quality over quantity

Erik Velsko

Fishing vessel Kaia. Photo courtesy of the Velsko family/ Sam Wolf photo credits

A fishing family’s journey to unlock the full value of catch

Erik Velsko

Commercial fishing and aquaculture sectors incorporate advanced technologies like AI to transform their understanding of the global seafood industry. Photo by metamorworks

How AI is changing commercial fishing and aquaculture

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