On this week’s Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: Sage Smiley reports on the SE pink salmon forecast. Sabine Poux with a sharp story about razors in Clam Gultch. And Izzy Ross tells us about the massive Togiak herring run…that will go mostly unharvested.
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On this week’s Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: Where have all the snow crab gone? https://comfishak.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/03-ComFish-2022_Daly-Bering-Sea-crab-stocks.pdf https://apps-afsc.fisheries.noaa.gov/Quarterly/jas2007/jasj07feat.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinoflagellate The Mystery of the Vanishing Snow Crab (Sam Spade voice) Scientists and detectives have a lot in common. Both try to solve mysteries by following a trail of evidence. In 2017 the case Alaska’s fish scientists were working was The …
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On this week’s Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: The Board of Fish bans sockeye spearfishing in Sitka. Homer fisherman Michael Heimbuch is the Governor’s new nominee to the Board of Fish. And a fisherman competition caps Comfish. NO SPEAR 3-29-22 ROBERT WOOLSEY A subsistence fishing method that has become more popular with sockeye harvesters in Sitka in …
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This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines, its all Board ‘O Fish, with Angela Denning reporting on the nixing of the proposed red crab fishery, and Joe Viechnicki’s story on the thumbs up for the King Compromise.
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On this week’s Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: Marine biologist Tamsen Peeples talks about the challenges and potential rewards of the emerging kelp farming industry: Tamsen will be presenting on the subject at next week’s Comfish Alaska on Saturday March 26, at 10 am at the Best Western Inn in Kodiak. Kelp Farming Marine biologist Tamsen …
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On this week’s Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: Kirsten Dobroth goes off about House hearings on fed fish Ds, Hope McKenney gets spinny on the skinny about rare whales at sea, And Sage Smiley was wily in stalking her story on the Bycatch T: FisheriesHearing Kirsten Dobroth/KMXT Host intro: House lawmakers in Juneau gathered Tuesday for a special meeting …
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On this week’s Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: Managers consider controversial changes in how halibut is allocated between charter and harvest fishermen. Pelican is selling its City owned processing plant. And another weak forecast for the sockeye salmon run in Upper Cook Inlet. Halibut Sabine Poux/KDLL Federal fishery managers might change how they divvy up halibut available for harvest …
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On this week’s Alaska Fisheries report with Terry Haines: Scientists are studying high mercury levels in Alaskan Steller sea lion populations. Plus a memorial scholarship aims to connect Southeast students to the seafood industry. Sea Lion Mercury Stellar sea lions eat a lot of fish. They are, in fact, upper trophic level predators. This means they occupy a high …
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On this week’s Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: Late run king salmon will be catch and release on the Kenai. Southeast Tanners looks promising. And an international effort to solve the salmon puzzle.
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On this week’s Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: Kodiak Tanner Crab Kicks Off, story by KMXT’s Kirsten Dobroth, Mussels Die in Droves, by Mike Swasey, of KHNS, SE Mariculture Gets Grant, story by KRBD’s Eric Stone, and Sitka Spring Herring is Happening, from Robert Woolsey, who hails from KCAW. Kodiak Tanner Crab Kirsten Dobroth/KMXT 1/14/2022 Host …
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