US commerce secretary issues disasters for Oregon, Alaska fisheries
The new disaster designations are for regional fishing closures during the years 2022 and 2023
Alaska fish consumption requires new water quality standards
The US Environmental Protection Agency is giving the state of Alaska up to a year to revise its water quality standards to keep up with sky-high fish consumption
Trident, Silver Bay announce deal for False Pass plant
The two companies announced that they had reached an agreement for the facility on Friday
US regulatory panel considers climate plan for Alaska fisheries
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council kicked off its meeting in Kodiak, Alaska, this week with a two-day climate change workshop
NOAA details observer coverage numbers for Alaska vessels
About 44% of trips were covered by some sort of monitoring or observer system, slightly higher than the percentage to get similar coverage in 2022
Alaska lawmakers double state seafood marketing agency’s budget
Alaska's capital budget for fiscal year 2025 includes a major funding boost for the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute
Alaska fishing groups file lawsuit over federal management in Cook Inlet
The complaint, filed last week in federal court, comes ahead of the area's summer salmon season
Air-freighted Copper River sockeye sujiko price hits record high of $43/kg in Japan
The first shipment of Copper River sockeye salmon roe in sac, or sujiko, arrived at Japan's Sendai Central Wholesale Market on Friday with sales prices at JPY 6,800/kg for the No.1 grade product
Northline freezer barge heads north for Alaska salmon season
Northline Seafoods' 400-foot freezer barge Hannah left the shipyard in Washington state last weekend
Peter Pan Seafood to pay US EPA $750k to settle Alaska plant pollution violations
The consent decree, issued late last week, is the latest setback for the troubled Alaskan shoreside processor