Tag Archives: Alaska Fisheries Report

Coming up on this week’s Alaska Fisheries Report, a new report states that increasing costs are making it difficult for new entrants to break into Alaska’s fishing industry. Also, communities are looking at how Pacific cod declines in the Gulf of Alaska and the resulting cut to quota may affect their regions. We held help from KBBI’s Aaron Bolton in …

On this week’s Alaska Fisheries Report, a dip in Gulf of Alaska Pacific cod stocks means that regulators are cutting the fishery’s total allowable catch. The North Pacific Fishery Management Council decided as much at a recent meeting. Also, consumers don’t just want to eat Alaskan cod themselves. They want their dogs to get a good meal too. One company …

Coming up on this week’s Alaska Fisheries Report, the Native Village of Port Heiden is inching closer to establishing a local fish processing plant. Also, scientists warn that halibut numbers could shrink along the coast of the U.S. and Canada if fishing continues at the same rate. We held help from KSTK’s June Leffler in Wrangell, KDLG’s Avery Lill in …

Coming up on this week’s Alaska Fisheries Report, it looks like it’s awards season in the fisheries world. Alaskan Leader Seafoods won honors at the Symphony of Seafoods competition for two of its cod-based recipes, one for humans, the other for pets. Also, Northline Seafoods took away both a prize and the accompanying cash award at Fish 2.0’s Innovation Forum …

On this week’s Alaska Fisheries Report, the Gulf of Alaska may have seen a big decline in cod over the last two years. Also, geologists have found that fish help form the landscapes around rivers when they return to their spawning grounds. We had help from KBBI’s Aaron Bolton in Homer, KDLG’s Dave Bendinger and Avery Lill in Dillingham, and …

Coming up on this week’s Alaska Fisheries Report, the state is taking a lead in the global market as far as salmon prices go. And the Trump administration is looking at a decision that could change the future of the Pebble Mine. We had help from the Alaska Energy Desk’s Elizabeth Harball in Anchorage, KUCB’s Laura Kraegel in Unalaska, and …

Kayla Desroches/KMXT On this week’s Alaska Fisheries Report, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game is opening up tanner crab for harvest in the Kodiak Management Area for the first time since 2013. Also, in the world of sea cucumber harvest, Alaska is stepping up to meet demand. We had help from KDLG’s Dave Bendinger in Dillingham and the Alaska …

Coming up this week, halibut sizes appear to be shrinking and the International Pacific Halibut Commission is considering a change to the minimum size limit for commercial fisheries. Also, we take a look at salmon numbers across the state. We had help from KBBI’s Aaron Bolton in Homer and the Alaska Energy Desk’s Zoe Sobel in Unalaska.

Coming up this week, some of the summer king runs were especially successful this year, others not so much. A group of experts get together to talk about some of the reasons behind the lower numbers scattered across the state. Also, prices for halibut quota shares are high, and staying there. We had help from KUAC’s Dan Bross in Fairbanks, …

Coming up this week on the Alaska Fisheries Report, Kodiak’s cod season could have been better. One of the challenges fishermen faced was a shrinking cod population. Also, Bristol Bay sees another drop in the total allowable catch for red king crab, tanner crab, and snow crab in the 2017 – 2018 season. We had help from KDLG’s Dave Bendinger …