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Charlie Ess

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Charlie Ess is the North Pacific Bureau Chief for National Fisherman.

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Alaska pollock NOAA — Alaska pollock. NOAA photo.

Alaska pollock may gain with expanded ban on Russian product

Bering Sea snow crab. NMFS photo.

Small Bering Sea red crab quota fills fast; starvation theory in opilio disappearance

Pat McBride with a deckload of blackcod from the western Aleutians during the 1980s. Photo courtesy Barb McBride.

Pat McBride, Aleutians blackcod pioneer, passes at 69

Sockeye salmon fills the drying racks in the village of Newhalen on Lake Iliamna. Scott Bartlett photo.

Battle flares anew over Alaska subsistence fisheries

Despite disappointing prices far below the record-breaking 2022 season, Bristol Bay fishermen landed 38 million fish by the end of July, surpassing the forecast of 37 million fish. BBRSDA photo.

Market Report: Alaska Salmon

Alaska pollock. NMFS photo.

North Pacific council hears calls for hard cap on chum bycatch

Red king crab. NOAA photo.

Crabbers get 2 million pound quota for Bristol Bay red king crab

Red king crab. NOAA photo.

Southeast Alaska king crab seasons closed; better prospects seen for 2024-25

Coho salmon. NMFS photo.

Big coho run on the Kuskokwim River – but not many fishermen

Sockeye Leads the Pack, Pink Salmon Prices Crash, Protests Erupt as Fishermen Grapple with Dismal Season. Doug Stewart photo.

Economic storm hits Alaska's fishing industry 2023 salmon harvest dips, prices dive