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Iced up snow crab fishery gets partial reprieve
2012 harvest to date of 68 million pounds tops the 2011 TAC of 54 million pounds
Young steps in to rescue salmon recovery funds
Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, and Rep. Mike Thompson, D-CA., co-founders and co-chairs of the Congressional Wild Salmon Caucus, joined in a bipartisan [...]
Studies suggest growing risks from hatchery fish
Peer- reviewed studies in scientific journal point to dire implications of competition for food and habitat between wild and hatchery salmon
Impassioned voices speak out on King Cove road
PenAir, physician group, state officials support land exchange; environmental groups adamantly opposed
Seafood industry gets a pass in 2012 J-1 visa program
Foreign students will continue to be allowed to work in Alaska seafood plants this summer, under an interim rule finalized by the State Department for [...]
Kodiak begins to consider harbor fee increases
Port and harbor advisory committee recommends calculating boat slip rates by square footage rather than linear feet
Staff and equiopment stationed to support fishing and recreation season May through September
Southeast Alaska purse seiners approve buyback
Relinquishment contracts in full force
Ready, set, sockeye ... and king salmon too
Seafood connoisseurs have their plates ready for Alaska's first of the season delights
Southeast Alaska purse seiners approve buyback
Permit holders in the Southeast Alaska salmon purse seine fishery have voted 215-54 in favor of a fleet reduction program, the National Marine [...]
Public comment sought on marine highway's 50th anniversary
State wants your ideas thru May 11 on how the Alaska Marine Highway System should celebrate half a century of service
2011 Bristol Bay sockeye harvest was coolest yet
Processor survey shows percentage of fish chilled has more than doubled in five years
National fisheries grant will aid Kodiak jig fishermen
AMCC aims to help get more harvesters into the jig fishery, boost quality and market demand for carefully handled catch
Millions of dollars in operating, capital budgets go to fisheries
$5.2 million for Prince William Sound Acquaculture Corp.
Public comment sought on marine highway's 50th anniversary
State wants your ideas thru May 11 on how the Alaska Marine Highway System should celebrate half a century of service
Bristol Bay fisheries advocates speak with London-based mining firms
Rio Tinto tells its shareholders of concerns with open pit mine; expresses interest in underground development
Better crew licenses would help track economic data
Kodiak city council member tells ComFish audience that better data collection would help show financial impact of fisheries on communities
Cordova harbor upgrades set for summer
Small boat maintenance area, access float on outer launch ramp and breakwater improvement top list
Global Trust certifies king, snow crab as sustainable
PSVOA steps forward as new client for MSC certification of salmon fisheries
Bristol Bay fisheries advocates speak with London-based mining firms
Rio Tinto tells its shareholders of concerns with open pit mine; expresses interest in underground development
