Alaska Fisheries Report

Candidates for U.S. Senate were grilled over fish Wednesday night, but they wrapped up after we put the Alaska Fisheries Report to bed, so we’ll have a full recap next week; meanwhile, there is praise for a long-time champion of responsible fishing, and, the quota for crab out west is down. All that and more, coming up on the Alaska …

Coming up this week, the fisheries in Cook Inlet remain so contentious that the Feds are being sent in to manage it; They’re going to try and track illegal fishing with an eye in the sky, and while many Alaskans are calling on the president to stop creating marine monuments, the people of Saint George are asking the feds for …

Coming up this week, an explosion at the Westward plant in Unalaska this week caused considerable damage, but didn’t stop production; we hear how a cannery was vital to the founding of Petersburg, and… what is that? A giant tadpole or something? All coming up on the Alaska Fisheries Report. We had help from KUCB’s Laura Kraegel and from Alaska …

Coming up this week, there are renewed concerns about mine waste pollution in Southeast, as well as worry over the invasive green crab showing up one day soon. All that, and it’s the last fishery for one long time biologist, coming up on the Alaska Fisheries Report. We had help this week from KCAW’s Robert Woolsey in Sitka, KSTK’s Aaron …

Coming up this week, an ad for timber sales along salmon streams got the attention of folks in Southeast; meanwhile in Wrangell, the shift from a timber town to a maritime one hit a milestone recently, and it could hail an expansion in the boatyard. All that and more, on the Alaska Fisheries Report. We had help from KSTK’s Aaron …

Coming up this week: It’s pretty obvious that the humpy season is a bust – we have two stories. Also, fish that was caught “accidentally,” is being put to a good use. We had help from Fish Radio’s Laine Welch in Kodiak, KFSK’s Abbey Collins in Petersburg, and KMXT’s Kayla Desroches in Kodiak.

Coming up this week, they’re processing fish in Petersburg, people are wondering if the streams are too hot for salmon in Wrangell, and just how many salmon do you think they’ve caught in 125 of fishing in Bristol Bay? We had help from KFSK’s Abbey Collins in Petersburg, KSTK’s Aaron Bolton in Wrangell, KDLG’s Dave Bendinger in Dillingham, and the …

Coming up this week, Where the heck are all the humpies? And why are the ones being caught so freakin’ huge? Could it be climate change? We have a story on ocean acidification, too. All that, and why can’t fishermen sell their catch in Quinhagak? We had help from Alaska Energy Desk’s Zoe Sobel in Unalaska, and KYUK’s Adrian Wagner …

Coming up this week, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council is meeting in Kodiak, we learn more about that walrus alert we told you about last week, and sampling salmon for dollars – it’s not a new game show. All that and digging up a stinky mess in Dutch Harbor, coming up on the Alaska Fisheries Report. We had help …

Coming up this week, we get an update on the progress of winter crabbing in Southeast. We get a solid number look at last spring’s king run on the Kusko, and trying to define the essence of the Bristol Bay Brand. All that and how commercial fishing fits into bridging the budget gap. We had help from KMXT’s Kayla Desroches …