Alaska dominates U.S. seafood industry
American fishermen landed just shy of 10 billion pounds of fish and shellfish last year valued at $5.4 billion.
Refurbished boat tech, a fishing app, portable PSP tests: Ideas from the Ocean Technology Innovation Sprint
Also: Seeking nominees for commissioner of Alaska Fish and Game, plans are underway for the Bristol Bay Fish Expo, and Salmon Sisters unveils a salmon oil Skin Serum.
Alaska fishermen brace for more cuts to halibut harvest
The results of this year’s surveys showed that the Pacific stock from California to the Bering Sea continues to decline and will likely result in lower catches.
Alaska Symphony of Seafood winners announced, plus a look at ‘Chronicles of a Bering Sea Captain’
Lots of fish stories stem from a life at sea. A new book titled “Chronicles of a Bering Sea Captain” captures five decades of fishing in the Bering Sea.
Nearly 300,000 pounds of used Alaska fishing gear will get new life at recycling plants
The used fishing nets, crab lines and other gear will end up at a recycling company in Denmark called Plastix, where the materials are made into new products.
Alaska seafood harvesting jobs sharply rebounded in 2017
After a steep drop in 2016, seafood harvesting jobs grew 8.3 percent last year, the most in percent terms among all Alaska industries.
A closer look at the value of Alaska’s seafood industry
A report compiled for the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute breaks down the numbers of fishermen, processors, species caught, values and more by region.
Kodiak will play a key role in innovating ways to produce biofuels from seaweeds
Kodiak has been tapped to help figure out the most cost-effective way to grow, harvest and transport large amounts of sugar kelp based on technologies applied in the fishing industry.
Kodiak will play a key role in innovating ways to produce biofuels from seaweeds
Kodiak has been tapped to help figure out the most cost-effective way to grow, harvest and transport large amounts of sugar kelp based on technologies applied in the fishing industry.
The good, the bad and the sighs of relief on fishing outlooks
From salmon to cod to Bering Sea crab, harvests run the gamut.
Chum salmon returned this year to set catch records statewide
But fresh halibut prices are taking a tumble with reports of some Alaska buyers turning away deliveries.
Gearing up for National Seafood Month
Alaska merits special recognition because its fishing fleets provide 65 percent of the nation’s wild caught seafood, more than all of the other states combined.