Alaska’s Sullivan seeks to add IUU amendment to national defense spending bill
US senator Dan Sullivan has criticized Chinese labor practices, in particular, and blamed both China and Russia for a crash in ex-vessel and wholesale prices in Alaska
Western Alaska salmon group calls for tighter bottom trawling restrictions
The request comes from a coalition of salmon groups in the Yukon Kuskokwim area
Ocean Wise revokes sustainability badge for Southeast Alaska salmon fisheries
Wild salmon from these fisheries that are sold in grocery stores or served in restaurants can no longer carry Ocean Wise's sustainability label
Alaska lawmakers named to seafood industry task force
Eight members of the Alaska State Legislature have been named to a new seafood industry task force
Alaska salmon task force releases sweeping new research plan
The group was tasked by the US Congress with compiling a comprehensive research plan to address declines in Alaska salmon populations
US watchdog agency recommends updated bycatch monitoring
A report released by the US Government Accountability Office this week calls for better ways to track and monitor bycatch rates
Circle Seafoods pushes back Alaska launch of salmon freezer barge to 2025
The US state of Washington company will continue to buy and freeze fish at a shoreside plant in Southeast Alaska during the 2024 season
Alaska sockeye harvests still lag but picking up speed
Sockeye harvests in Bristol Bay have ticked up and Kodiak numbers have trended down, as Alaska's commercial salmon season rolls into statistical week 28
Key Alaska seafood marketing group awarded $5m in federal funds
The funding boost comes after Alaska's governor vetoed $10 million in additional marketing money for the group late last month
No injuries reported in Southeast Alaska salmon seiner sinking
The crew from a Good Samaritan commercial fishing vessel in the area witnessed the incident and was able to pull all the occupants out of the water