Alaska Fisheries Report

Coming up this week, new king salmon bycatch rules for pollock draggers, a tender goes down after hitting an ice berg, and a new owner and a new name for the old Harbor Crown cannery in Unalaska. All that, and the legacy of Ted Stevens. We had help this week from KUCB’s Alexandra Gutierrez in Unalaska, KFSK’s Matt Lichtenstein in …

Coming up this week, the comment period for the Sea Lion BiOp is extended; the pink salmon catch in Prince William Sound is now an all-time record, and ghost fishing in Southeast. We had help from KDLG’s Mike Mason in Dillingham, Deckboss Blogger Wesley Loy in Anchorage, Northwest News Network’s Tom Banse in Portland, and KFSK’s Matt Lichtenstein in Petersburg.

Coming up this week, a record number of pinks have been hauled aboard in Prince William Sound, but the chum run is far behind on the Yukon. And we get an update on the Southeast troll season. All that and fishermen propose their own sea lion solution, coming up on the Alaska Fisheries Report.We had help this week from KCHU’s …

0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 < ![endif]--> < ![endif]--> Coming up this week, the state mourns the death of Alaska Senator Ted Stevens, who was quite possibly the most influential force in Alaska fisheries ever. Also we wrap up salmon as Golden King crab start running. And a decline in the sales of crew licenses on the Alaska Fisheries Report. …

Coming up this week, more fishing restrictions may be on the horizon to protect far west sea lion populations; humpies are running slow in Southeast, but chum are taking up the slack. And exactly how many fish are in the sea? We had help this week from KUCB’s Alexandra Gutierrez in Unalaska, KFSK’s Joe Viechnicki in Petersburg, and KTOO’s Casey …

Coming up this week, what will the sea lion Bi-Op mean to fishermen; Captain Wild Bill is looking for a new deckhand – on YouTube, and it might be time to update your charts. We had help this week from Deckboss Blogger Wesley Loy in Anchorage, KBBI’s Aaron Selbig in Homer, and KNOM’s Laureli Kinneen in Nome.

Coming up this week – high sockeye prices in Bristol Bay are making up for a smaller-than-expected run; the first Atlantic salmon of the season was caught last week in Southeast; and the plight of cannery workers lured to town but given nowhere to stay. We had help this week from KFSK’s Melati Kaye in Petersburg, KUCB’s Alexandra Gutierrez in …

Coming up this week: The mysterious increase in the popularity of chum salmon, four fishermen rescued from their burning long-liner, and three Coast Guardsmen are remembered. We had help from KFSK’s Melati Kaye and Joe Viechnicki in Petersburg, KYUK’s Shane Iverson in Bethel and KCAW’s Ed Ronco and company in Sitka.

Coming up this week, the salmon are late in Bristol Bay, while prices are good in Southeast; and getting your lox on the rocks .We had help this week from KDLG’s Jacob Resneck in Dillingham, KFSK’s Melati Kaye in Petersburg, KCAW’s Ed Ronco in Sitka, and NPR’s Michelle Norris in Washington D.C. The Coast Guard is a big part of …

Coming up this week, at least one processor in the bay has instituted catch limits, the dungy fishery in Southeast is starting strong, but the same can’t be said for gillnet salmon. And a new Frankenfish rears its ugly head. We had help this week from KDLG’s Mike Mason in Dillingham, KFSK’s Joe Viechnicki in Petersburg, and Deckboss Blogger Wesley …