by Laine Welch | Dec 29, 2021 | Fish Radio Programs, Fisheries updates
Salmon will always be the heart of Alaska’s fisheries. That’s why many people think of summer as the fishing season. But that’s not the case. The heart of winter is when most of Alaska’s largest fisheries get underway each year. On January first, hundreds of...
by Laine Welch | Dec 22, 2021 | Board of Fish (State), Fish Radio Programs, Fisheries updates, Halibut, IPHC, NPFMC
Kodiak boats gear up for cod, pollock, halibut and more Holidays aside, Alaska fishing stakeholders are gearing up for the start of some of the state’s biggest fisheries and...
by Laine Welch | Oct 14, 2021 | Fish Radio Programs, Fisheries updates
Bering Sea fisheries for 5.6 million pounds of snow crab and 1.1 million pounds for Tanners open today/October 15 but little action typically occurs until January. That could change with the huge demand for crab combined with the cancellation of the Bristol...
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 | Aug 4, 2021 | Fish Radio Programs, Fisheries updates
As always, lots of other fisheries are also going on across Alaska besides salmon. Starting in Southeast, about 160 crabbers will wrap up a two month Dungeness crab fishery that ends on August 15. Catches are reportedly going slower than last year’s near record. A...
by Laine Welch | Jul 5, 2021 | Fish Radio Programs, Fisheries updates
Alaska commercial fishing communities Credit: NOAA July brings lots of fishing updates from Southeast Alaska to the Bering Sea. The biggest fish story so far is at Bristol Bay where hauls of sockeye salmon neared two million fish on each of...
