“Russians have essentially admitted they’re not just at war in Ukraine, they’re at war with the American fishing industry,” said U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) at a news conference on May 23.

The fifth Kodiak Area Marine Science Symposium was this week. The conference brings together scientists from around the archipelago and Alaska every three years to present their research. The event started April 23 and wrapped April 25 with films about coastal life. Julie Matweyou introduces Keynote Speaker Rick Thoman on the opening night of the …

U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan is heading to Europe next month to convince trade officials there to ban Russian seafood. That was one policy goal the senator said he’s pushing in the coming month, during a visit to Kodiak’s annual commercial fishing trade show ComFish. Sullivan came to Kodiak to give his talk at ComFish in …

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Rep. Mary Peltola gave video presentations on the first day of Kodiak’s commercial fisheries trade show, ComFish. The seafood industry is facing historic challenges and the pair hope closing a loophole on Russian imports could help bolster Alaska’s presence in markets. The expo for ComFish was held in the Kodiak …

This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: North Peninsula dungeness season is about to open, as reported by Andy Lusk and Sofia Stuart-Rasi of KUCB, KFSK’s Shelby Herbert reports that Trident has finalized sale of its Petersburg plant,Silver Bay is stepping into Peter Pan’s shoes, according to Theo Greenly of KUCB, Jack …

Kodiak’s annual commercial fisheries trade show, ComFish, is April 10-13. Ellen Simeonoff is the executive director of the Kodiak Chamber of Commerce, which organizes the trade show. It’s her first year lining up the booths and contacting presenters but she said she was grateful for help from the ComFish Committee. “They help determine the blueprint …

This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: Davis Hovey reports that the only salmon buyer in Kodiak’s Alitak Bay is pulling out just before the summer season begins, Brian Venua offers a story on new funding for mapping harmful algal blooms on the Oscar Dyson, and then Davis Hovey is back with …

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration research vessel Oscar Dyson left its homeport in Kodiak on April 1. The boat mostly provides insight into Alaska’s fish populations, from the Gulf of Alaska to the Bering Sea. The Oscar Dyson docked at Kodiak’s Pier 2 on March 31. Most of the day was foggy and misty …

Kodiak’s herring sac roe fishery opens April 1 at 9:00 a.m. with another year of massive harvest levels. But because of continued market problems, few local fishermen are expected to participate and a surplus of fish could be left in the water. This year’s guideline harvest level is more than 8,000 tons for Kodiak’s sac …

There’s a new partnership to monitor Kodiak Island beaches for harmful algal blooms, which spread marine toxins like Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning. Academic, federal, and tribal entities are working to better understand which waters are most susceptible to the toxins. The project’s partners held a presentation about what they hope to find on Near Island …