by Laine Welch | Oct 1, 2021 | Alaska Dive Fisheries, Dive Fisheries, Fish Radio Programs
Uni, or roe from sea urchins, is a popular delicacy with many sushi lovers. Alaska has urchin fisheries each October in Southeast and Kodiak, but they attract little interest from divers. A harvest of just under 3 million pounds of red urchins is...
by Laine Welch | Sep 15, 2021 | Alaska Dive Fisheries, Fish Radio Programs, Fisheries updates
Sea cucumber fisheries open in October for Alaska divers Alaska’s salmon catch is nearing 219 million and fishing continues despite slowing down at this time of year. That’s 30 million more salmon than was forecasted. For pinks, the harvest so far is over 151...
by Laine Welch | Mar 6, 2020 | AK Legislature, Alaska Dive Fisheries, Fish Radio Programs, Shellfish
Alaska geoduck clams Credit: Anchorage Daily News Alaska shellfish farmers and divers fear they won’t be ‘open for business’ much longer if they are forced to pick up the tab for PSP (Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning) lab tests as proposed by...
by Laine Welch | Sep 25, 2017 | Alaska Dive Fisheries, Crab, Fish Radio Programs, Salmon
Southeast Alaska has big fall fisheries portfolio It’s slow going in most Alaska fishing towns after salmon season, but that’s not the case in Kodiak, where fishing never stops, and Southeast which has a huge fall fishing portfolio. Both regions are homeport to...
by Laine Welch | Jan 3, 2017 | Alaska Dive Fisheries, Board of Fish (State), Crab, Fish Radio Programs, Fisheries updates, Groundfish, Halibut, Hook and Line, IPHC, Meetings, Pollock, Pot Gear, Rockfish, Trawlers
Fish Radio Fishing updates, Jan. 2017 January 4, 2017 This is Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch – Alaska’s largest fisheries get underway this month. I’ll tell you more after this – Federal grants are available to help “Made in America” companies compete with imports and...
by Laine Welch | Dec 6, 2016 | Alaska Dive Fisheries, Board of Fish (State), Crab, Fish Radio Programs, Groundfish, Halibut, IPHC, NPFMC, Pollock, Pot Gear
Fish Radio Fishing updates, meetings too December 7, 2016 This is Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch – Think Alaska fishing is all done in December? Think again! More after this – Alaskan Quota & Permits in Petersburg works hard for fishermen...
