Future workforce will be smaller, but smarter
Fishing industry officials faced with a declining workforce are increasingly modernizing and automating equipment to meet harvesting and processing demands with a smaller, but...
Demand for Alaska crab remains hot
A market summary on Alaska’s crab fisheries, posted in December on the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute’s website, pronounced the crab market as “hot” and...
Fish Factor: Pacific halibut fishery faces challenges
Pacific halibut catches for 2018 won’t decline as severely as initially feared, but the fishery faces headwinds from several directions.
Federal fishery managers announced just...
Fishing vessel drill conductor course set for Valdez
A fishing vessel drill instructor course will be offered in Valdez on March 29 by the Alaska Marine Safety Education Association.
Two Cordova residents named to Alaska Salmon Research Task Force
Cordova residents Tom Carpenter, a veteran commercial harvester, and Tommy Sheridan, a fisheries expert, have been named to the 19-member Alaska Salmon Research Task...
No agreement yet on conservation cuts in halibut harvest
Commercial fishing for halibut opens on March 24 and runs through Nov. 7, with no decision reached by the International Pacific Halibut Commission at...
ASMI looks at Southeast Asia potential as seafood market
In a trade war conflict that has resulted in losses for Alaska seafood suppliers in Chinese markets, Southeast Asia has emerged as an alternative...
Trollers, state file new appeal in lawsuit to halt SE Alaska salmon fishery
A new appeal has been filed in a fisheries case rooted in the alleged impact of the Southeast Alaska commercial salmon troll fishery on...
Mask wearing on commercial fishing boats no longer required
Mask wearing on board commercial fishing vessels and in outdoor areas of maritime transportation conveyances and hubs is no longer required.
Fish Factor: NIOSH device prevents injuries, death from rotating winch
The most common piece of gear on a seine vessel is also one of the deadliest – the rotating capstan winch used for winding...
