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 24, 2021 | Dive Fisheries, Fish Radio Programs, Health & Nutrition
We’ve all heard the saying “don’t judge a book by its cover” – in this case, don’t mistake a sea cucumber for just a slimy sea slug. Along with being considered a delicacy in Asian cuisines for centuries, sea cukes have been used in traditional medicines to...
by Laine Welch | Jan 18, 2018 | Board of Fish (State), Dive Fisheries, Economics, Fish Radio Programs, Shellfish
Otters and their impacts on Southeast Alaska shellfish was a hot topic at this week’s Board of Fish meeting in Sitka. Crabbers and dive fishermen again asked for changes to regulations to protect their livelihoods from the voracious...
