Alaska Fisheries Report

Jay Barrett/KMXT On this week’s show: More outcomes from the Board of Fish meeting in Sitka, the Southeast Tanner and Golden crab seasons are going great guns, and ground is about to be broken for Unalaska’s newest cold storage facility. All that and a brand new fishery is about to kick off in Prince William Sound. < ![endif]--> < ![endif]--> …

On this week’s show, four Kodiak fishermen are safe after going aground in the Aleutians; The Board of Fish has spent a lot of time on herring in Sitka; and the bankrupt Wrangell Seafoods may have found a buyer. < ![endif]--> < ![endif]--> We had help this week from KCAW ‘s Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock in Sitka, KSTK ‘s Tony Gorman in …

On this week’s show: More Exxon Valdez payments should be arriving soon; processors claim – once again – that they have the capacity to handle the Bristol Bay sockeye run; and 50-years of state fisheries management. < ![endif]--> < ![endif]--> We had help from KCAW ‘s Robert Woolsey in Sitka, Fish Radio ‘s Laine Welch in Kodiak, KFSK ‘s Joe …

On this week’s show: The State Legislature address Board of Fish meetings; The governor’s new rural policy advisor is a fisherman, and excessive bycatch is threatening the pollock and cod seasons. All that, and from Sitka, a salty tale from the sea. We had help this week from KUCB’s Anne Hillman in Unalaska and KCAW’s Robert Woolsey in Sitka.

On this week’s show: Pollock fishermen have been idled in Dutch Harbor, causing a ripple effect that is far-reaching. The salmon season this summer is looking increasingly bleak for Yukon River fishermen – but there is some relief for their plight coming from Seattle. And a crewman purposely jumps overboard and refuses all attempts at rescue. We had help from …

On this week’s show: Job growth looks good in the longer term for Alaska – except in the fishing industry; SWAMC will hear about fisheries privatization – and those who don’t think it’s a good idea. Those stories, and comparing sport and commercial fishing’s economic impacts on the state. We had help this week from KBBI’s Casey Kelly in Homer …

Coming up on this week’s show: Senator Mark Begich hires a familiar face to be his fisheries advisor; the International Pacific Halibut Commission sets catch limits; and more Exxon Valdez payments could be made soon. All that, plus, how much is commercial fishing really worth to the state of Alaska? We had help this week from Fish Radio’s Laine Welch …

Coming up on this week’s show, a salmon processor in Ketchikan files for bankruptcy; they’re talking halibut in Vancouver, and sea ice is hampering the Bering Sea crab season. Plus why canned pinks are so popular, all on this week’s edition of the Alaska Fisheries Report. We had help from KSTK’s Tony Gorman in Wrangell, KFSK’s Matt Lichtenstein in Petersburg; …

Jay Barrett/KMXT On this week’s show, incidents in the fisheries take the life of a Bering Sea crabber, and left two men stranded on a remote island. Alaska’s newest senator gets assigned to the influential Commerce Committee; a new study compares the economic impact of sport and commercial fisheries; and life as a Deadliest Catch camera operator. All that and …

On this first show of 2009, we glance back at the year that was, and look forward to what might be in the new year. Also, cod prices are plummeting and a fisherman in Japan builds the Prius of the Sea. All that and more coming up on the Alaska Fisheries Report.