Alaska Fisheries Report

Coming up this week: the final Halibut GHL is still a little up in the air even as fishermen prepare for the season opening, a floating processor’s crew is stranded and homeless in Kodiak after their ship runs aground, and a smart phone tour of Alaska’s busiest fishing port. We had help this week from KCAW’s Ed Ronco in Sitka, …

Coming up this week: Fishermen seek broader habitat protection for the Tongass, MSA reauthorization gets underway in Congress, and no, it’s not too early to start talking about herring. Thanks to Brianna Gibbs for filling in as host the last month. We had help this week from APRN’s Peter Granitz in Washington D.C., KDLG’s Mike Mason in Dillingham, and CoastAlaska’s …

Coming up this week, last year’s weak Chinook salmon runs prompts action in the Alaska Legislature, discussion about the same issue among interior Alaska Native villages and painting a picture of one woman’s experience in commercial fishing. All that and this year’s projected salmon catch, coming up, on the Alaska Fisheries Report.

Coming up this week, the American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska joins the Yup’ik fisherman trials, the Alaska Legislature hears about eco-labels for Alaska’s salmon and small boats in big boat territory. All that and a series of surveys from the Fisheries Seafood Maritime Initiative, coming up, on the Alaska Fisheries Report.

Coming up this week, the FDA extends the public comment period on a new genetically engineered fish species, a study finds majority of seafood workers in Alaska live out of state, a world renowned fisheries economist talks market trends for salmon and a petition to protect Alaska’s cold water corals stalls. All that and the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute’s photo …

Coming up this week, false labeling of seafood isn’t just rampant on the East Coast, researchers try to find out exactly what’s living up in the Arctic Ocean, and a new processor is heading to Bristol Bay. All that, and we learn about Alaska’s first, Fish and Game commissioner.We had help from KNBA’s Joaqlin Estus in Anchorage, Northwest News Network’s …

Coming up this week, the IPHC says how many halibut you can catch, the state legislature weighs in on Frankenfish and No Yukon Kings for you! All that, plus, Can’t we all just get along? We had help this week from KFSK’s Matt Lichtenstein in Petersburg, KHNS’ Margaret Friedenauer in Haines, and KDLG’s Mike Mason in Dillingham.

Coming up this week, a Rhode Island professor says individual catch shares are bad for fishing communities, the National Marine Fisheries Service is testing electronic observing methods, and we get the mixed forecast for Prince William Sound salmon. All that, and the Department of Fish and Game briefs the legislature. We had help from KMXT’s Brianna Gibbs in Kodiak, KCAW’s …

Coming up this week, King Salmon is again the topic du jour in two parts of the state – and in Washington D.C.; We get an update on the Southeast crab fishery, and wouldn’t you like to be on the International Pacific Halibut Commission? We had help this week from APRN’s Peter Granitz in Washington D.C., KDLL’s Shaylon Cochran in …

Coming up this week, a Board of Fish member resigns citing “personalities” as part of the reason; a unique salmon share program out of Sitka is gaining some national recognition; and the Commercial Fishing Film Festival wraps up this weekend in Juneau. All that and, has the new record price for a single tuna soured some bidders in Japan. We …