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Alexandra Oliveira, associate professor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, explains how freeze-dried salmon could some day feed astronauts. Brianna Gibbs photo Coming up this week, the Golden King Crab fishery kicks off; charter industry skippers get angry in Homer, and Fish in Space. We had help from Fish Radio’s Laine Welch in Kodiak, …

Coming up this week, the makers of Frankenfish push back against their detractors; changes are afoot at the University of Alaska’s Fisheries Technology Center, and which gear group whine the most. We had help this week from CoastAlaska’s Ed Schoenfeld in Juneau, KMXT’s Brianna Gibbs in Kodiak, KRBD’s Maria Dudzak in Ketchikan, and Fish Radio’s Stephanie Mangini in Kodiak.

Coming up this week: One of the most influential men in fisheries policy will be going to prison after admitting to federal fisheries violations. Seafood dot com’s John Sackton weighs in on the Arne Fuglvog situation. And, will enough kings reach the border to make the Canadians happy? All that, and the pink salmon season looks strong in Southeast and …

Coming up this week: the fall chum run on the Yukon has started, and managers are expecting it to be strong; NOAA has a new plan to address the problem of the charter industry constantly exceeding their harvest limits; and the lessons learned from the ammonia leak at a Sitka cannery. We had help from KUAC’s Dan Bross in Fairbanks, …

Coming up this week, one man has an idea why the Bristol Bay Sockeye Season came up so short this year; a new study shows Frankenfish can breed with wild salmon if they get loose, and what if the charter halibut fleet could buy commercial halibut quota? We had help from Coast Alaska’s Ed Schoenfeld in Juneau, KFSK’s Esmay Joyce …

Coming up this week: the sockeye run in Bristol Bay dropped off suddenly over the weekend, and some fishermen are looking forward to fishing the silvers; there’s plenty of salmon news from Southeast, and Alaska’s largest commercial fishing port finally is getting wireless internet coverage. We had help this week from KDLG’s Mike Mason in Dillingham, KFSK’s Joe Viechnicki in …

Coming up this week, the chum bycatch in the Pollock B Season is so far even higher than last year; What’s it like fishing from aboard a 100-year-old boat, and can the tiny fishing community of Pelican return to its former glory days? We had help from KUCB’s Alexandra Gutierrez in Unalaska, KTOO’s Casey Kelly and Rosemarie Alexander in Juneau, …

Coming up this week: Seven commercial fishermen have died already this year, prompting renewed emphasis on small boat safety; the challenges of tracking chinook with sonar, and tricking salmon for fun and profit. We had help from KCAW’s Robert Woolsey in Sitka, Patrice Kohl in Soldotna; and KRBD’s Deanna Garrison in Ketchikan.

Coming up this week, two fishermen are dead after their skiff capsizes, the Yukon King return is weak – again, Nushagak Kings are coming back small, while the market outlook for Southeast salmon is looking up. Also, an innovative way to clean up beaches. We had this week from KUAC’s Dan Bross in Fairbanks, KDLG’s Mike Mason in Dillingham, KFSK’s …

Coming up this week, decisions and non-decisions by the North Pacific Fishery Management Council on salmon bycatch in the Gulf and Bering Sea; the Chignik red run is going strong and the Kodiak pink forecast is great. We had help from KNOM’s Laureli Kinneen in Nome, KTOO’s Matt Miller in Juneau and KUCB’s Alexandra Gutierrez in Unalaska.