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Fishermen are seeing red flags as Congress retools the rules that will govern the Coast Guard through 2012. An act, as passed by the House, contains business-busters for fishing operations, mostly in the form of new licensing, inspection and reporting requirements for even the smallest boats.
Palin considers foreign processors
JUNEAU -- Gov. Sarah Palin said she'll look at ways to bring more fish processors to Bristol Bay, where many commercial salmon gillnetters are upset that overwhelmed processors have imposed catch limits.
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Beleaguered fishermen seek tax relief
Alaska fishermen are hoping to catch tax breaks on two fronts: high fuel costs and oil spill payouts, if any, from Exxon.
Sockeye bonanza overruns canneries
Unlike other areas of the state where salmon runs have lagged, millions and millions of sockeye are pouring into Bristol Bay.
Exxon isn't cutting any checks yet
Is this really the end of the Exxon Valdez lawsuit? Plaintiff lawyers say yes. Exxon Mobil, however, is not saying.
Exxon plaintiffs pursue interest
Archived photos: Exxon Valdez spill
You too can be a virtual Bering Sea crabber
"Deadliest Catch" is now a video game. Based on the popular TV series, the game throws all the facets of the fishery at the player-captain as he tries to amass 20 million pounds of king crab.
State reaches settlement with owners of grounded boat
The owners of a commercial fishing vessel that ran aground last summer, spilling 3,500 gallons of diesel fuel into Prince William Sound, have agreed to pay $27,500 in penalties under an agreement with the state.
Red, blue king crab fishery won't open this season
The personal-use red and blue king crab fishery in the Juneau area won't open this summer.
Weak runs of king salmon alarm, puzzle biologists
Despite closures and limits on subsistence fishing, biologists with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game are still worried that too few salmon will escape nets and fish wheels to ensure future runs.
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Exxon ruling frustrates Kodiak fishermen
Kodiak fishermen woke Wednesday to a raining, howling storm outside. Ends up it was the perfect background for the howling storm of anger and frustration that would be expressed over the U.S. Supreme Court's Exxon decision.
Fishing industry reeling from leaping fuel prices
Leaping fuel prices are sinking the fortunes of America's commercial fishermen, some of whom may soon call it quits for good.
Ammonia leak sends workers to hospital
At least six workers at a fish-processing plant in Cordova were taken to the local hospital and hundreds of others were evacuated Wednesday evening after ammonia leaked from a freezer system, police said.
Even Exxon gets chunk of money
While disappointment left coastal Alaska in a stormy mood Wednesday, the smaller Exxon punitive damages amount set by the court -- about $1 billion, including 5.9 percent interest -- promises to inject real money into the state's fishing communities.
Few kings on Yukon means cut in harvest
It looks like this year's king salmon run on the Yukon River could be one of the worst, forcing federal fisheries managers to curtail subsistence fishing.
Pollock fishery under scrutiny due to bycatch
Florence Johnson can rattle off myriad ways to prepare salmon. Drawing on a lifetime of fishing the Yukon River, she recommends canning, salting or drying the fillets in her smokehouse near the heart of Eagle.
Supreme Court has yet to release Exxon verdict
The U.S. Supreme Court still hasn't released a decision on the Exxon Valdez case. The court announced rulings on several other cases Monday, but the Exxon case remains pending. A decision is due before the end of the Supreme Court term, which is expected this week.
Crabber profits from curious tourists
A crab boat captain who gained fame on the Discovery Channel's "Deadliest Catch" series and fortune in the Bering Sea is attracting a steady stream of fans who can watch him haul in crab pots from the relatively calm waters of Southeast Alaska.
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Salmon donations will be expanded
Bristol Bay fishermen will be expanding their salmon donations this summer to help feed elders, toddlers and school kids in Southwest Alaska.
Sand Point fishermen strike over fish prices
It isn't business as usual for the fishing town of Sand Point.
Southeastern charters successfully block 1-fish rule
The 15-year effort to divide Alaska's halibut catch hit another obstacle Tuesday as a federal judge blocked a new rule imposing a one-fish limit on Southeast Alaska charter boat anglers.
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Pike the biggest threat to salmon
Atlantic salmon no longer top Alaska's list of unwanted visitors. Good news: Just seven Atlantic salmon have been captured in Alaska waters since 2006. It's now northern pike that pose the biggest threat to salmon and trout in Southcentral lakes and streams.
Charter fishermen sue over halibut limit
Measure assumes Arctic fisheries
Exxon Valdez decision expected in the next four weeks
Salmon's return to Copper River late this year
Commercial fishermen ask for fuel relief
Research gets a boost from baby crabs
US and Canada agree to reduce salmon harvest
Nonresidents in seafood processing
High cost of diesel spurs petition drive
Seattle fish-egg auctions net hundreds of millions
Charter fishermen in Southeast face worrisome season
Study will collect fishing crew data
High fuel prices keep fishing boats docked
Fishmaster pushed ship's pace, crew says
Halibut charters may lease commercial quotas
Mat-Su, Kenai fish war brewing
Fishery biologists are in short supply in Alaska market
Open Arctic waters
means new fisheries
Charter boat crews barred from catching halibut
Despite dangers, fishing in Alaska is growing safer
Sitka fishermen strike herring mother lode
Ship owner has history of going it alone
Rep. Young to debate four foes in Kodiak
Forum weighs fishing, drilling in Bristol Bay
Salmon politics may uproot managers
Palin makes funding proposal for Fairbanks, Anchorage hatcheries
Halibut fishermen now eager to get up in the morning
King salmon pull Yukon Delta economy in their wake
Hatcheries still fishing for funding
Burning trawler's mayday draws a big reaction
Crew battles blaze on fishing boat in Bering Sea