Alaska Fisheries Report

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 …

Coming up this week: Salmon creeks on the south end of Kodiak Island could be imperiled by the grounding of Royal Dutch Shell’s massive floating drill rig Kulluk; and more backlash – including a lawsuit – over new observer rules for small boats that go into effect this month. We had help from KCAW’s Robert Woolsey in Sitka and KDLG’s …

Coming up this week: Alaskans react to the FDA’s latest action on Frankenfish, a new Petersburg hatchery is moving forward, and crab fishing for art. That’s all for this year’s production run of the Alaska Fisheries Report. And since it’s the last show of the year, let’s thank our underwriters, Alaska Boats and Permits, the Alaska Marine Safety Education Institute, …

Coming up this week, Republicans in the U.S. Senate are challenging aid for Alaskan fishermen in the wake of the King Salmon disaster; Good Samaritans were busy in Southeast last week, and we hear the results of a genetic study of Western Alaska salmon. We had help this week from KDLG’s Mike Mason in Dillingham, KMXT’s Brianna Gibbs in Kodiak, …

Coming up this week: A judge rules against Kodiak processors in Rockfish suit; AquaBounty’s finances are getting shaky; more cuts could be coming to your halibut catch; and the Bristol Bay sockeye run is forecast to be lower than usual. All that, and the Deadliest Paycheck is smaller for Alaskans. We had help from KFSK’s Joe Viechnicki in Petersburg, and …

Coming up this week: More groundfish boats are going to have observers on them come the new year, Surimi prices are well up in Japan, and the governor wants to almost double the amount of state funds that go to chinook salmon research. All that and a plan in Petersburg to boost survival of hatchery king salmon is gaining support. …

Coming up on this Thanksgiving week show, we get a dive fishery update from Southeast, scientists worry melting glaciers are increasing the acidity of our oceans, and two posthumous inductions into the Alaska Seafood Hall of Fame. We had help from KFSK’s Joe Vichnickie in Petersburg, Coast Alaska’s Ed Schoenfeld in Juneau, and KTOO’s Matt Miller in Juneau.

Coming up this week, setnetting on Cook Inlet this year… worst than you thought, as is the king salmon disaster. And, the future could be just as bleak. All that, but a ray of sunshine from Southeast. We had help from KTOO’s Kelsey Gobroski in Juneau, KHNS’ Margaret Friedenauer in Haines and KYUK’s Trim Nick in Bethel.

Coming up this week, a plan to shut down the largest herring fishery in the state has been turned aside by an advisory committee, the members of the Cook Inlet Salmon Task Force have been named, and how salmon are like money in the bank. All that, plus: PETA mourns the loss of saltwater bass. We had help from KDLG’s …