by Laine Welch | Sep 9, 2021 | Crab, Crab Prices, Fish Radio Programs, Shellfish
Southeast crabbers wrapped up an “average” Dungeness season for a two and a half month summer fishery that wrapped up in mid-August. Preliminary numbers indicate the catch came in at half of last summer’s level. Adam Messmer is the Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game’s...
by Laine Welch | May 21, 2020 | Fish Radio Programs, Mariculture, Seaweeds, Shellfish
Interest continues to grow for startups of shellfish and seaweed farms – and in more remote regions of Alaska. Eighteen growers put in applications for new or modified farms in the 2020 time slot that runs from January through April. That’s an increase of...
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 | Dec 4, 2019 | Environment, Fish Radio Programs, Shellfish
Microplastics found in Oregon shellfish Credit: Seattle Times A Portland State University study has shown that microplastics –tiny fragments of plastic less than five millimeters in length – have been found in the vast majority of shellfish...
by Laine Welch | Oct 23, 2019 | Fish Radio Programs, Meetings, Shellfish
Sea otters in Southeast Alaska Photo credit: Alaska Magazine How best to manage sea otter impacts on Southeast Alaska shellfish fisheries will be the focus of a day long...
by Laine Welch | Sep 27, 2019 | Fish Radio Programs, Shellfish
Southeast Alaska is the state’s biggest producer of America’s number one seafood favorite: shrimp. Four varieties of shrimp are taken at various times throughout the year by those with permits, with recent catches topping a million and a half pounds, worth nearly $3...
