by Laine Welch | Oct 18, 2021 | Permits & IFQs, Salmon
Photo credit: ASMI Optimism is the word that best sums up the attitude among most Alaska...
by Laine Welch | Oct 5, 2021 | Economics, Fish Radio Programs, Permits & IFQs, Salmon
The preliminary value to fishermen of the nearly 41 million salmon caught this summer at Alaska’s largest fishery at Bristol Bay is nearly $248 million, 64% above the 20-year average. That figure will be much higher when bonuses and other price...
by Laine Welch | Mar 5, 2021 | Fish Radio Programs, Halibut, Permits & IFQs
The Pacific halibut fishery opens tomorrow/Saturday and increased catches combined with a cautiously optimistic outlook for the near future have fanned interest in buying shares of the fish. Total halibut removals for 2021 were increased by 6.5% to 39 million pounds...
by Laine Welch | Oct 26, 2020 | Fish Radio Programs, Permits & IFQs
The value of Alaska salmon permits is ticking up in two regions while toppling in others. The bellwether fishery at Bristol Bay is one of the uppers for drift permits. Doug Bowen runs Alaska Boats and Permits in Homer. “Probably the lowest asking price out...
by Laine Welch | May 7, 2020 | Fish Radio Programs, Permits & IFQs
The value of Alaska salmon permits is another casualty of the coronavirus with prices dropping for all fisheries across the state. There are more permits for sale than ever. “There’s so much uncertainty about even if there will be a season here and there...
by Laine Welch | Nov 21, 2019 | Fish Radio Programs, Halibut, IPHC, Permits & IFQs
The Pacific halibut fishery ended on November 14 amidst little fanfare. The eight month fishery topped 17 million pounds for Alaskan longliners holding shares of the fish, or about 93 percent of Alaska’s total catch limit. Most dock prices ticked up a bit hovering in...
