Council appointments and bycatch policy tilt the system toward industrial fleets at the expense of food security and culture.

Salmon bycatch has been a flashpoint for years. And the North Pacific Fishery Management Council, which oversees federal ...

Even though this fishing column was submitted late — there may be one remaining day for sport anglers who may want to submit a public comment to the 2026 Statewide ...

Mario Puretic was born in 1904 in the village of Sumartin on the Dalmatian Island of Brac, Croatia.

A recent study by NOAA Fisheries found that shore-based observers can effectively strengthen catch accounting in Alaska’s pollock fishery, offering a viable complement to electronic monitoring systems ...

Scientists explored the effectiveness of shore-based observers in place of at-sea observers in a high-volume trawl fishery. They also developed a structured approach to evaluate shoreside monitoring ...

The Alaska salmon industry enters the 2026 season after a year marked by heavy industry consolidation, especially in the processing sector.

There are several benefits to fishing rivers and streams during the coldest part of the year. For starters, you may have the whole stretch of river bank to yourself. For a handful of folks, fishing ...

Attendees of the Alaska Young Fishermen’s Summit say they’re eager to build their own fishing businesses, despite the ...

London's Natural History Museum released beautiful wildlife images captured by photographers from all over the world.

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) will meet in Anchorage Feb. 5 through 11 at the Egan Center. On their agenda, under Major Issues, is C2: Chum Salmon Bycatch, ...

The all-conquering pink salmon While Alaska fisheries biologists have been fretting about whether pink salmon straying from the state’s ocean-farming ranches could damage the genetics of ...