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Harvests of salmon Alaska’s famed Copper River have reached more than 727,000 sockeye salmon and 4,100 Chinook salmon, but slowed considerably in the 36 hour opener, the fourth of the […]

In the wake of the Coast Guard Authorization Act, demand for safety training is skyrocketing By Kathy A. Smith Progressive and up-to-date safety training and equipment for commercial fishermen is […]

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 […]

By Margaret Bauman From the shores of Oregon and Washington State to the small fishing communities dotting Alaska’s vast coastline, ports and harbors are a vital link in getting millions […]

State fisheries officials guided by the Pacific Salmon Treaty have set the all-gear commercial harvest quota for treaty salmon in Southeast Alaska at 197,300 fish, a decrease of 20,700 kings […]

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, […]

By Terry Dillman Commercial and recreational fishing interests are looking askance at the recent designation of 41,914 square miles of “critical habitat” off the coasts of Washington, Oregon and California, […]

Alaska Department of Fish and Game biologists, using the latest assessment information, are projecting the fall chum salmon run on the Yukon River at nearly 930,000 fish. In an announcement […]

Togiak Seafoods in Southwest Alaska is continuing to strengthen the economy of the small Bristol Bay community, thanks to a partnership between the Traditional Council of Togiak and Copper River […]

State fishery managers for Alaska are now saying the run of wild Alaska sockeye salmon in Upper Cook Inlet could reach 9.9 million reds or more. The preseason forecast was […]