Madsen to hand over leadership of US pollock trade group by year’s end
'When she arrived in Dutch Harbor more than four decades ago, our nation’s Alaska pollock industry was in its infancy' -- Jim Johnson, At-sea Processors Association
Alaska’s Prince William Sound hatcheries provide dismal pink salmon returns
'The 2024 season marked the worst pink salmon harvest since 1993 and the second worst since the late 1970s when Prince William Sound hatcheries were established' -- Alaska Department of Fish and Game
US Pacific seafood processors oppose Alaska ballot initiative to guarantee paid sick leave
'The paid sick leave component of Ballot Measure 1 would add at least $16.5 million in estimated additional labor costs to the shoreside processing sector ...' -- Pacific Seafood Processors Association
Peter Pan’s Port Moller plant transfer to Rodger May challenged in appeals court
Rodger May has acknowledged to Undercurrent News that the transfer and sale of Peter Pan's assets remain in flux but has declined further comment
Alaska seafood harvesters-supported Murkowski endorses Peltola in key House race
Polls have shown Democrat Mary Peltola to be in a tight race with Republican Nick Begich for the US state's one seat in the House of Representatives
Pacific halibut harvests slow across Alaska, BC waters
'I don't know how much longer people will fish for' -- Homer, Alaska-based broker Maddie Lightsey with Alaska Boats and Permits
Hearing set over handheld gear in Alaska’s Cook Inlet salmon fishery
After giving 'emergency authorization,' an Alaska state regulatory panel has decided against the permanent approval of dipnets, which are popular with sport fishers but rarely allowed for commercial harvests
US gov’t answers lawsuit over trawl fleet’s damage to Gulf of Alaska coral
'Federal defendants admit that trawl fishing can kill or damage corals or sponges, subject to the clarification that the likelihood is low' -- Todd Kim, assistant attorney general, US Department of Justice
US snow crab prices rocket up as Canadian supply evaporates
'All of a sudden it just kind of became one of these things where from one week to the next, it had literally gone up almost a dollar per pound' -- US wholesaler on recent snow crab price jumps
Judge clears way for Peter Pan asset sale to Rodger May
'He didn't put in that money for any other reason than to try to keep this operation, this enterprise, going for the benefit of the industry, and that $40 million is at risk' -- Christopher Wion, attorney for Rodger May