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Alaska Board of FisheriesIf the Board passes the measure, there would still remain a separate herring food and bait season, which would be altered to last one month from Oct. 26 through the end of November. Kodiak herring fishing would include an “A” season from April 1 through Oct. 25, and a “B” season from Dec. 1 through Jan. 31. -
ADF>he state accounts for roughly half, about 25 out of 53, of the fishery disasters declared around the country since 2020, which include a variety of species like salmon, crab and Pacific cod.
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Salmon sharks appear to be turning up in fishermen’s nets around Kodiak Island in greater frequency this summer. But there isn’t enough data to determine if the shark population is growing in Alaska. -
Scientists had previously linked the crash of the Bering Sea snow crab population to warming ocean waters. But a new study deepens the connection between human-caused climate change and the die off. -
U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski visited Kodiak for just a few hours to speak at the Alaska Municipal League's Summer Legislative Session to share updates about transportation and projects with fisheries. -
The Karluk River Chinook salmon run is coming in at its lowest level ever recorded by the Alaska Department of Fish & Game. It’s the latest area in the state seeing declines in Chinook, or kings. -
A few totes of Norton Sound red king crab were for sale on the dock in Kodiak on July 19. The Kodiak commercial fisherman who legally caught the king crab is facing some pushback from Nome residents. -
The Gulf of Alaska federal Pacific cod fishery for 2020 will not open due to low stocks. Ocean warming, not overfishing, is being blamed. That is the latest on Pacific cod, but a0nother type, black cod, also known as sablefish, is in the midst of its own challenge. Young black cod are so plentiful … -
Earlier this year, Kodiak’s City Council requested $1 million from the state to help cover the first two phases of permitting and design work, which are estimated to cost $16 million. -
Years after a fishery disaster was declared for the 2019 Norton Sound Red king crab and the 2019-2020 Bering Sea Tanner crab fisheries, affected fishers can now apply for federal money. -
After years of testing the program, electronic monitoring will soon be expanded to include pelagic trawl pollock catcher vessels across the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands and the Gulf of Alaska. -
The open house had both fisheries managers and stakeholders from the North Pacific Fisheries Management Council meetings as well as families and kids exploring the labs to learn about aquatic animals and research at the lab.
