Alaska State Troopers say that they do not suspect foul play in the death of a Wasilla man who was discovered face-down in the mud along Fish Creek at 7:12 am on Wednesday morning. Fishermen walking along the creek on the muddy trail discovered 47-year-old Edward Hanousek in the mud and attempted life-saving measures to […]
Alaska Sea Grant at the University of Alaska Fairbanks has received a $450,000 donation from Northwest Farm Credit Services to fund several programs that support Alaska’s commercial seafood harvesters. The donation from Northwest Farm Credit Services, a cooperative that finances farmers, ranchers, commercial fishermen and more, is directed to programs that provide business education and […]
Washington, D.C. – Monday, Alaska Congressman Don Young introduced several pieces of legislation to support Alaska’s fishermen, processors, and the fish stocks they depend on. This suite includes the Genetically Engineered Salmon Labeling Act, the Prevention of Escapement of Genetically Altered Salmon in the United States Act, the Keep Finfish Free Act, legislation to require the labeling […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Within the commercial crab fishing fleet of Alaska’s Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) sail some of the most widely admired and respected fishermen on earth. An international audience has peered through the window to their world on the Discovery Channel’s Deadliest Catch—Season 3 of the TV show alone attracted more than […]