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The Association of Genuine Alaska Pollock Producers is a nonprofit organization that promotes U.S.-caught wild Alaska pollock. Shutterstock photo.

GAPP elects new directors and officers

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Fisheries biologist and lead author, Lukas DeFilippo working on a surface trawl survey, holds a coho salmon aboard a scientific survey that informs management decisions. NOAA Fisheries photo by Lukas DeFilippo

Study probes environmental drivers of salmon bycatch in Alaska pollock fishery

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From left: Craig Morris, CEO, Genuine Alaska Pollock Producers; Jon Kurland, regional administrator, NOAA Alaska Regional Office; Jamie Goen, executive director, Alaska Bering Sea Crabbers and North Pacific Management Council; Julie Decker, president, Pacific Seafood Processors Association; and moderator Heather Haugland, vice president, McKinley Research Group. Eric Haun photo.

Federal actions spark new optimism for Alaska’s fishing industry

Eric Haun

The seiner Odin is being hauled at Hansen Boat Co. for yearly maintenance work. Hansen Boat Co. photo.

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Fall season in full swing at Hansen Boat Co.

Michael Crowley

Sexton trawl camera used to collect video footage inside pollock trawls to test the effectiveness of bycatch reduction devices in nets. Photo courtesy of NOAA Fisheries

Smarter nets and faster data for the Alaska pollock fishery

Carli Clancy

Alaska pollock makes up over half of the total Alaska commercial seafood harvest volume. Genuine Alaska Pollock Producers photo.

Studies show Alaska pollock fishery value in product, jobs

Margaret Bauman

Bering Sea pollock come aboard a trawler. NMFS video image.

NMFS reports 24 percent cut in Alaska staffing

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Photo courtesy of Net Your Problem / Jasmine Butler

Catcher-processor fleet launches first net recycling day

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Jon Kurland is Alaska regional administrator for the National Marine Fisheries Service. NOAA photo.

A ‘worthwhile effort’ to address trawl bottom contact

Wesley Loy

Alaskan pollock is the biggest fishery in the U.S. by volume. NOAA Fisheries photo.

Alaska pollock season closes with strong catches

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Photo by NOAA Fisheries

Alaska seafood eyes global growth

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