Alaska Wildlife Troopers and Sitka Police met a vessel taking part in the Winter Salmon Troll Fishery as it returned to the port in Sitka on Saturday and placed the operator under arrest on several charges that included Criminal Mischief and Reckless Endangerment, it was reported by the trooper dispatch. Troopers report that they had […]
JUNEAU, AK – Threats to Southeast Alaska’s salmon fishery by large-scale mine development in British Columbia will be explored next week in Anchorage at Alaska Forum on the Environment and a reception at the TapRoot Monday night, Feb. 8. The Salmon Beyond Borders campaign consisting of tribal members, fishermen, business owners and others from Southeast […]
A new temporary committee has been established by the Alaska’s Board of Fisheries to examine coastal erosion impacts on set gillnet operations. The committee is tasked with developing proposal review criteria when deliberating proposals involving erosion impact on fisheries. The board held its first meeting at Alaska Department of Fish and Game headquarters in Juneau […]
For centuries, cod were the backbone of New England’s fisheries and a key species in the Gulf of Maine ecosystem. Today, cod stocks are on the verge of collapse, hovering at 3-4 percent of sustainable levels. Even painful cuts to the fishery have failed to slow this rapid decline, surprising both fishers and fisheries managers. Now […]