Alaska Fisheries Report

  Warming water conditions have been causing big shifts in Alaska’s ecosystems. While some species have been hit especially hard by the rise in ocean temps, some, like rockfish and sablefish, for example, appear to have thrived in the warmer waters. High frequency radar offers new ways to track and monitor ocean currents, and the list of potential users wanting …

  Heads up for fishermen getting relief checks for the 2016 Pink Salmon disaster. Some of the calculations are off and there is a limited time in which to appeal to get the correct amount of money. Are massive wrecks of seabirds dying off this summer another sign that all is not well with Alaska’s oceans. We have a report, …

  Despite all the weirdness with individual fisheries, this summer’s statewide salmon catch looks to be one of the best ever. In fact, early numbers put it on track to be the eighth largest haul since 1975. In Bristol Bay more than 56 million salmon swam home this summer. Price right now is about $1.35 and it’s expected to keep …

  Let’s start with some good news…two years ago the Southeast Dungeness Crabs season closed early. This year, crab, crab, crab. At four million pounds and nearly $13 million, the 2019 Dungie season could end up being the highest harvest in a decade. Oh, but it’s not all good news for Southeast crabbers… For the second year in a row, …

When the Board of Fisheries moved its Upper Cook Inlet Finfish meeting from Kenai to Anchorage it took a lot of people by surprise, among those the folks in Kenai. A recent report by the Alaska ombudsman finds that the Board of Fish actions violated the state’s open meeting law. A familiar name in the fishing industry had his catch …

Scientists say there is evidence that unusually warm waters in the Bering and Chukchi Seas is a trend that will continue for years to come. A recently released NOAA survey of U.S. fished stocks shows blue king crab around Pribilof and St. Matthew Islands are now classified as ‘overfished.” So just what does that mean? And how does ‘overfished’ differ …

If you suffered a loss from the 2016 pink salmon disaster, you should have received an application to file a claim for a share of the $56 million in federal relief funds If you haven’t gotten the application in the mail yet, better check with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. We have a report on how the relief …

The pink salmon harvest in Southeast Alaska is expected to end up hitting its target numbers after all. Despite poor returns in the northern part of the region, fishermen farther south are doing fine. A fisheries scientist based working in NOAA’s Auke Bay lab in Juneau is given the U.S. government’s highest honor available to scientists in the early part …

  Statewide fishing is all over the place – both literally and figuratively – salmon catches range from terrific in Bristol Bay while others, such as in Chignik are tragic. But salmon aren’t the only species Alaskans are fishing right now. We have an update on who’s catching what, where, and how it’s going. Despite some of the hottest temperatures …

  Statewide, salmon fishermen are pushing the 100-million mark, half of those fish come from Bristol Bay. We have a report of catches and prices. What happens when the salmon don’t show up? The residents of Chignik on the Alaska Peninsula are suffering the second year of no fish. We look at how a fish-dependent community copes with the loss. …