Seafood aficionados in Seattle and Anchorage are getting ready to roll out the red carpet May 17 to welcome the arrival of first of the season Copper River salmon. The celebrated fishery opens at 7 a.m. on May 16 and plans are to fly the first harvest of kings and sockeyes out to Seattle and […]
JUNEAU – Governor Bill Walker signed HB 128 into law Sunday, establishing August 10 of each year as Alaska Wild Salmon Day. Governor Walker signed the bill at the 2016 Juneau Maritime Festival, an annual event that celebrates Juneau’s rich fishing industry with live music, food, and fun fish-themed activities for all ages. “Nearly all […]
A record early start date for Alaska’s Togiak herring fishery has caught harvesters and processors by surprise. Alaska Department of Fish and Game area biologist Tim Sands, in Dillingham, says they are still working to get to the grounds and are expected to be up to full speed by the weekend. The weather, as of […]
ComFish 2016, the annual conference set for March 31 through April 2 in Kodiak, Alaska, has an agenda packed with updates on the challenges of commercial fisheries. The annual gathering, which also includes a trade show, is sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce at Kodiak, which is ranked third among all the nation’s fishing ports […]