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By Margaret Bauman Researchers at the University of Alaska Fairbanks say they have successfully tested a form of underwater glider for use in tracking tagged fish. Now they are planning […]

By Bob Tkacz The US seafood industry needs to create an “aquatic river of knowledge” to make sure it has the scientific and technological expertise it needs to remain competitive […]

By Margaret Bauman Alaska’s 2010 fishing season, underway in earnest in June, is expected to see a harvest of 45 million fish, slightly above the 5-year average of 42 million, […]

Freshly caught wild salmon, direct from the pristine waters of Bristol Bay, Alaska, will arrive in restaurants and seafood cases in Portland and Seattle early next month as part of […]

By Bob Tkacz The commercial fishing industry, by definition, knows that fish are money, but a recent international conference on seafood technology demonstrated, in molecular detail, the potential profit from […]

By Chris Philips, Managing Editor On October 21, 2008, the F/V Katmai was making way toward Dutch Harbor, Alaska to offload approximately 120,000 lbs (53.6 LT) of Pacific Cod, Most […]

The purse seine fleet in Sand Point and King Cove has decided to stand down this week during the first sockeye salmon opening for 2010 in Area M. The Area […]

By Margaret Bauman A film on Yukon River salmon and the commercial fishermen who harvest them won top honors in the 2010 James Beard Foundation Media and Book Awards on […]

Bob Tkacz Responding to concerns from salmon processors that harvesting capacity could be reduced too much, an Alaska Senate committee has conditioned passage of a bill, critical to a federally […]

Lessons to be LearnedChris Philips On October 21, 2008, the F/V Katmai was making way toward Dutch Harbor, Alaska to offload approximately 120,000 lbs (53.6 LT) of Pacific Cod, Most […]