Alaska Public Media2d
Federal judge dismisses Alaska trawlers’ lawsuit that sought to overturn halibut limits
The lawsuit was filed by a trade group after the North Pacific Fishery Management Council passed a rule that reduces halibut ...
National Fisherman2dOpinion
Commentary: Charting course to Alaska’s seafood independence
As a commercial fisherman based in Sitka and the executive director of the Alaska Longline Fishermen’s Association (ALFA), ...
Juneau Empire8d
My Turn: Charting a course toward seafood independence for Alaska’s vulnerable food systems
As a commercial fisherman based in Sitka and the executive director of the Alaska Longline Fishermen’s Association (ALFA), I’ve spent decades navigating Alaska’s challenging waters and the headwinds ...
SeafoodSource12d
Alaska wraps up pollock fishing in 2024 with strong Bering Sea B season bringing catch totals near limit
Alaska’s major pollock fishing seasons have closed for 2024, ending on a successful Bering Sea B season that brought the area ...
The Conversation2d
Why Canada’s decision to lift a ban on cod fishing in Newfoundland after 32 years is so controversial – podcast
Tyler Eddy receives funding from the Canadian Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), the Fisheries & Oceans Canada (DFO) Atlantic Fisheries Fund (AFF), the Fisheries ...
Homer News9d
Board of Fish sets 2026 Lower Cook Inlet meeting for Seward
The next Lower Cook Inlet regulatory meeting of the State Board of Fisheries will be held in Seward, following scheduling of ...
Vox23d
Fish farming was supposed to be sustainable. But there’s a giant catch.
Earlier this summer, the United Nations reported that humanity now consumes more fish raised in farms than taken from the ocean. The milestone was the culmination of a decades-long growth spurt in ...
Alaska Public Media26d
For more than a century, a fish plant fueled King Cove’s economy. Without it, can the community survive?
oversupply in some markets and poor fish returns in others. In Alaska, according to a recent report from NOAA Fisheries, profits fell by half between 2021 and 2023. Few Alaska communities have ...
CBC.ca11d
Boat captain fined $5K for illegal fishing in marine protected area off Cape Breton
A Nova Scotia man has been fined $5,000 and ordered to forfeit his catch of halibut and cod after being convicted last month of illegally fishing in a marine protected area off Cape Breton Island ...
The New York Times27d
Scientists Are Mapping Landslide Risk in Alaska. Some Homeowners Don’t Want to Know.
Deadly landslides are increasing around the world. But in parts of Alaska, maps of the hazards remain controversial. By Austyn Gaffney Photographs by Christopher Miller Austyn Gaffney traveled to ...
Alaska Beacon4d
Strong sockeye salmon return expected next year in Alaska’s Bristol Bay region, biologists say
The size of the famous Bristol Bay run is forecasted to be above the long-term average, but the economic outlook is unclear.