This innovative modeling approach considers links between environmental variables and local habitat impacts on overall fish productivity. In countries like the United States, scientists and resource managers have been successfully ensuring the sustainability of commercial, recreational, and subsistence fisheries primarily by managing catch levels. However, with changing environment conditions and fish stock movements due to climate […]
Over 35 species of rockfish live in the waters off the coast of Alaska. Rockfish have been harvested for subsistence for thousands of years, and commercially and recreationally fished since the early 1800s. Because rockfish are slow to reproduce, they are vulnerable to overfishing and require sound management to keep populations healthy. Some rockfish populations […]
Cautious optimism as Interagency Report outlines Principles and action steps for Biden/Harris Administrations 30 x 30 goal Sitka, AK – Alaskan fishermen expressed optimism in response to the Interagency Report delivered today to Biden/Harris Administration’s Climate Task Force. The report, co-signed by leadership from NOAA, DOI, USDA, USDC and CDQ, addresses the Administration’s 30 x […]
HOMER, AK — As Alaska struggles with a historic fiscal crisis – and as the mining industry seeks to position itself as an economic engine for Alaska – a new report concludes that increased hard rock mining cannot fill the gap left by waning petroleum revenues. The report – entitled “The Role of Metal Mining […]
