by Laine Welch | Jan 11, 2018 | Fish Radio Programs, Groundfish
A Seattle fishing company that operates big catcher/processors in the Bering Sea is testing legal waters to get out of paying landing taxes to Alaska. All boats offloading their...
by Stephanie Mangini | Jan 3, 2018 | Fish Radio Programs, Groundfish
80% Decrease in Catch Limit for 2018 The Pacific cod stock in the Gulf of Alaska has drastically declined. Scientific information suggests that this decline is the result of an unusually warm mass of water (the ‘blob’) that persisted from 2014 through 2016....
by Laine Welch | Dec 20, 2017 | Catch Shares, Crab, Fish Radio Programs, Groundfish, Halibut, Hook and Line, Permits & IFQs, Trawlers
Alaska Longliner Credit: Alan Sorum Alaska fishermen who hold catch shares of halibut, sablefish and Bering Sea crab pay an annual fee to the federal government to cover management and enforcement costs for those fisheries. The fee, which is...
by Laine Welch | Dec 11, 2017 | Cod, Fish Radio Programs, Groundfish
Cod catches in the Gulf of Alaska next year will drop by 80 percent to just under 29 million pounds. That compares to a catch this year of nearly 142 million pounds. The news comes from the North Pacific Fishery Management Council which sets catches in waters from...
by Laine Welch | Dec 7, 2017 | Environment, Farmed Fish, Fish Radio Programs, Groundfish, NPFMC, Pollock, Sablefish
Today (Friday) the North Pacific Fishery Management Council will consider next year’s catches for more than 20 fish species at its ongoing meeting in Anchorage. No word yet on Gulf catches, but advisors are recommending a three billion pound catch for...
by Laine Welch | Feb 22, 2017 | Fish Radio Programs, Groundfish, Trawlers
February 23, 2017 Alaska’s seafood industry puts more people to work than any other private industry, topping 60,000 workers in 2015. Of that, less than half – 27,600 – were Alaska residents. And while 71 percent of active fishing permit holders...
