Breaking down the Alaska budget’s impact on commercial fisheries
Fish Factor: Where and how the cuts will play out across the state’s far-flung coastal regions is now being decided by fishery managers.
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Shellfish and seaweed farms are a growing industry in Alaska
Underwater and out of sight are the makings of a major Alaska industry with two anchor crops that clean the planet while pumping out lots of cash.
Bristol Bay boot camp aims to jump-start businesses through the region
Through Sept. 15, people with good ideas, startups or existing businesses across the Bristol Bay region will compete to attend a three-day boot camp that provides in-depth business education, networking and advice.
Chignik Bay is ‘hanging by a thread’ after a second year of scant fishing
While some parts of Bristol Bay have had record-breaking years, one Alaska Peninsula village hasn’t been as lucky.
On air-lifting salmon to spawning grounds in BC, Alaska commercial fisheries funding and seafood delivery
A rockslide along the Fraser River in British Columbia has rescuers resorting to a temporary solution for wild sockeye that can’t reach their spawning grounds: flying the fish upriver by helicopter.
As China-U.S. trade conflict continues, Alaska seafood industry group plans to grow marketing elsewhere
The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute has received more than $7 million in federal money this year from a new program aimed at mitigating the effects of the ongoing tariff battle.
Looking at budget cuts’ impact on Alaska fisheries
Set to get axed is funding for research projects, such as salmon inseason sampling and Tanner crab surveys at Prince William Sound, and five salmon weirs at Kodiak and Chignik.
Early numbers show strong start for commercial sockeye salmon harvest in Prince William Sound
Other sockeye fisheries started slower, and pink salmon harvest numbers spiked in the second week of June.
Feds delay release of $56M in disaster funds stemming from bleak 2016 pink salmon run
The paper push has stalled on various agency desks.
Alaska’s fledgling mariculture industry expands its reach; former Dunleavy staffer named to fish board
Gov. Mike Dunleavy has named John Wood of Willow to the state Board of Fisheries.
Sen. Dan Sullivan requests tariff exemption for Alaska seafood
The increase in tariffs is “creating tremendous uncertainty” for the industry, Sullivan wrote to the U.S. trade representative.
On North Pacific salmon catches, cell-grown seafood and Alaska fish impact on Port of Seattle
Get ready for seafood grown directly from cells, with no head, tail, bones or blood.
Alaska’s seafood industry by the numbers, plus fish skin’s medical applications and antibiotics in Chilean salmon
Those billions of fish skins tossed out each year could turn into a steady stream of more dollars for Alaska.
Alaska Fish and Game forecasts a 2019 salmon catch of 213.2 million fish
Alaska fishermen could catch 85 percent more salmon this year (nearly a hundred million more) if state forecasts hold true.
On commercial fishermen’s contributions to hatcheries, wild vs. farmed fish, plus new fish council appointees
Fisheries column: Commercial fishermen pick up the tab for just about anyone who catches a salmon in Alaska that started its life in a hatchery.
US-China tariff dispute takes a toll on some Alaska seafood processors, according to survey
In the long term, tariffs could slow U.S. consumption of seafood because prices could increase.
Laine Welch fisheries column: On tariffs, seaweed and women in the industry
All the tariff tit for tat has taken a big bite out of Alaska’s seafood market share and sales continue to sink.
Fishermen using beacons to track gear could face fines up to $19K per day
Automatic identification systems attached to fishing gear are regarded as a godsend by many fishermen. But those who use them could face big fines.
Commercial catches of Pacific halibut increase for most Alaska regions
Alaska’s share of commercial catches will be just under 20 million pounds, a boost of about 3 million pounds.
Global salmon demand, fishing safety grants, plus a new director of commercial fisheries for Alaska
Heading into the 2019 salmon season, markets are looking good as global demand exceeds supply.