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by Chris Philips, Managing Editor Something Fishy in the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission In mid-January the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission voted unanimously to adopt major reforms for the […]

By Chris Philips, Managing Editor Cui bono? That’s Latin, for “who benefits?” The responsibility for an act can usually be determined by asking who stands to gain as a result of […]

Last year’s Pacific Marine Expo saw a successful first annual Young Fishermen’s Dinner/Bar Crawl, with more than 20 young fishermen congregating for dinner and discussion. The group was limited to […]

Down on the Copper River, harvesters and processors are bracing for the first commercial opener of 2012 on the river’s famed Copper River red and king salmon.  Weather permitting, the […]

A reader asked if there was a rule change this year regarding 58-foot limit seiners. Fishermen’s News Alaska corespondent Margie Bauman checked with member of the Alaska Board of Fisheries, […]

The Alaska Board of Fisheries will meet Jan. 15-21 at the Sons of Norway facilities in Petersburg on proposals involving Southeast and Yakutat crab, shrimp and miscellaneous shellfish, including Dungeness, […]

Commercial wild Alaska salmon harvests haven’t come close to the forecast of 203 million salmon of all species for 2011, but they are continuing to climb. As of Sept. 2, […]

The South Peninsula fishing fleet, which has faced criticism in the past for allegedly harvesting chum salmon headed for the Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim, voted for the second consecutive year to have seiners […]

By Bob Tkacz May 2011 The Alaskan fishing fleet, including resident and outside harvesters, is getting older and earning more, state lawmakers were told in a data-heavy presentation. That good […]

By Margaret Bauman The North Pacific Fishery Management Council, at its December meeting in Anchorage, identified a number of concerns about bycatch of Chinook salmon in Gulf of Alaska fisheries […]