National Fisherman

Alaska

Waiting for the bell to ring. Photo courtesy of John Heisey

Crew Shots: A Tribute to Salmon Fishermen

Carli Stewart

After years of fishing and seining as a crewmember on his father's salmon boat, Henry Orth had taken the helm of his own boat. Photo by Henry Orth

From crew to captain, 21 years young

Henry Orth

Kinematics Bristol Bay Gillnetter — Kevin Wilson, deckhand on the F/V Curragh, standing on the back deck of a 32-foot salmon gillnetter on his first day of the season in Alaska’s Bristol Bay Naknek River fishing district. Kinematics Marine Equipment

Salmon processors set incentives for Bristol Bay season

Charlie Ess

The overall consensus from 2024 ComFish was that the entire commercial fishing industry in Alaska is in trouble. Photo by Marnie Leist on Unsplash

Commissioner's Insights on Alaska's fishing industry

Carli Stewart

From subsistence traditions to commercial fishing, AK possesses a unique position of understanding these challenges and conceiving the best ways to address them. Photo by ASMI

Alaska fisheries adapting to stay ahead of climate change

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Army Corps rejects Pebble Mine project appeal

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Alaska commissioner talks economics at ComFish

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Salmon courtesy of NOAA Fisheries

Council in early stages of salmon bycatch struggle

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King salmon / Dan Cook (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) — Dan Cook (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) photo

Doubts cast on Yukon Chinook salmon moratorium

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Cod. Photo courtesy of NOAA Fisheries

NOAA prohibits cod trawling in central Gulf of Alaska

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Pollock. Courtesy of NOAA Fisheries

Commentary: What I wish Alaskans knew about pollock fishing

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