Alaska Fisheries Report

Coming up this week, gillnet herring wraps up in Petersburg, Marine Advisory Program funding seems secure, and a potential new way to keep salmon out of trawl gear. We had help from KFSK’s Matt Lichtenstein in Petersburg, KUCB’s Anne Hillman in Unalaska, and KTOO’s Casey Kelly in Juneau.

KODIAK, Alaska – Members of a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew transfer one of four crewmen from the Northern Belle to emergency medical personnel in Cordova April 20, 2010, after the crew abandoned their Seattle-based 75-foot fishing vessel when it began taking on water and sank around 5:30 p.m.U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy Air Station Kodiak. Coming up this …

Coming up this week, howmuch damage does trawl gear do to crab stocks? Observer regulations could be a burdenfor small boat owners, ComFish is this weekend, and fishermen get loud inKodiak We had help this week from KMXT’s Diana Gish in Kodiak, KUCB’s AnneHillman in Unalaska, and KCAW’s Ed Ronco in Sitka.

Coming up this week, the state joins the Cook Inlet management lawsuit; herring wraps up in Sitka; and more commercial halibut guides file for limited entry permits than are eligible. All that, and what does global warming portend for pollock? We had help this week from APRN’s Steve Heimel in Anchorage, KCAW’s Robert Woolsey in Sitka, KTOO’s Casey Kelly in …

Jay Barrett/KMXT Coming up this week: Obama puts Bristol Bay off limits for off-shore drilling; consumers are getting a fare shake from Alaska processors, and king salmon, king salmon, king salmon. We had help this week from APRN’s Annie Feidt in Anchorage, KCAW’s Ed Ronco in Sitka, KUCB’s Anne Hillman in Unalaska, KFSK’s Joe Viechnicki in Petersburg, and KDLG’s Mike …

Diana Gish/KMXT From KMXT in Kodiak, this is the Alaska Fisheries Report. I’m Diana Gish. Coming up this week: Anticipation mounts for the opening of the Herring season, also we have salmon forecasts for Cook Inlet and statewide; those stories plus how a windfall can lead to a downfall, that’s all coming up on the Alaska Fisheries Report.

Coming up this week, the Sitka Sound Sac Roe Herring Fishery is ripe; the governor nominates a pair of Alaskans to terms on the North Pacific Council; and going to the Boston Seafood show all the way from Togiak. All that, and how do you tell a caveman from a crab fisherman? We had help from KCAW’s Robert Woolsey in …

Jay Barrett/KMXT Coming up this week, the legislature says no to the Marine Advisory Program despite impassioned testimony to save it; while herring fishermen are gearing up in Sitka, there are changes coming to the Togiak fishery; all that, and the summer Dungy fishery in Southeast comes under attack. We had help from KFSK’s Matt Lichtenstein in Petersburg, KRBD’s Deanna …

Coming up this week, the devastating earthquake in Chile disrupts its seafood industry, Ocean Beauty won’t be packing salmon in Petersburg this summer, and the GHL is down for the Sitka Sound sac roe herring season, but that might not stop a record harvest. All that and what’ll we do without our MAP agent? We had help from KFSK’s Matt …

Coming up on this week’s show: Fishermen march on Washington; Fish and Game says there’ll be less salmon this summer, and what’s this about Alvin and the Rockfish? We had help this week from APRN’s Libby Casey in Washington D.C., KFSK’s Matt Lichtenstein in Petersburg, KDLG’s Mike Mason in Dillingham, and KBBI’s Marcia Lynn in Homer.