Alaska Fisheries Report

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 …

Coming up this week, Red Tide kills two Alaskans, but fishermen say commercial shellfish are safe; the salmon seine season opened in Southeast, and taking care of cute little baby crab. We had help this week from KTOO’s Casey Kelly in Juneau; APRN’s Steve Heimel in Anchorage and KFSK’s Melati Kaye in Petersburg.

Coming up this week, the North Pacific Council hears testimony on observer coverage in Southeast; Fishermen start getting checks as BP sets aside $20-billion for those harmed by its record oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and giving fishermen report cards on their salmon quality. We had help this week from KCAW’s Ed Ronco in Sitka, KDLG’s Mike Mason …

Coming up this week, Area M seiners stand down to avoid AYK chums; more on the MSC certification of trawl-caught flatfish, and sniffing fish for a living. All that and the man who nurtured baby fish in Sitka for 30 years is retiring. We had help this week from KUCB’s Alexandra Gutierrez in Unalaska, KDLG’s Jacob Resneck in Dillingham, and …

Coming up this week, some of the candidates for governor get fishy in Kodiak; Southeast dive fishermen are concerned about the increasing sea otter population, and the Bristol Bay salmon season is go! All that, and the latest from the Gulf of Mexico disaster. We had help this week from KDLG’s Jacob Resneck in Dillingham and KRBD’s Deanna Garrison in …

Coming up this week, Togiak herring is over, and the harvest was huge; the chinook bycatch plan is in place for the Bering Sea, and a bizarre tale of a skipper putting himself ashore .We had help from Deckboss Blogger Wesley Loy, KNOM’s Laureli Kineen in Nome, and KBBI’s Aaron Selbig in Homer.

KODIAK, Alaska – The crew of a Kodiak-based MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter forward deployed to Cordova rescued four men from a liferaft three miles south of Montague Island in the Gulf of Alaska May 19, 2010, after their vessel, the 47-foot Juneau-based Cape Spencer, began taking on water and sank. The men were in good condition and taken to Seward. U.S. …

Coming up on this week’s show, Togiak herring is underway, Copper River King Mania is about to begin, and doing the Forbidden Dance with Captain Sig. We had help from Deckboss Blogger and Petroleum News writer Wesley Loy vacationing in Knoxville, Tennessee; and KCAW’s Robert Woolsey in Sitka. The Alaska Fisheries Report was fortunate enough to win First Place in …

Coming up on this week’s edition, the Coast Guard says overloading and bad decisions caused the Katmai to go down in 2008; increased observer coverage could be a problem for small boat fishermen in the Gulf; and the connection between Aleut heritage and commercial fishing. We had help this week from KFSK’s Matt Lichtenstein in Petersburg, KBBI’s Marcia Lynn in …