If implemented, the requested emergency closures would include pelagic trawl, pot gear, and longline gear, and would be in effect for 180 days after the emergency rule is published. The petitioners requested that the closure occur for 6 months—from January 1 to...
" In recent decades, Alaska has become an increasingly important source of ducks for Pacific Flyway hunters, and the state didn't disappoint again in 2022. The total duck estimate in Alaska was up 17 percent from 2019 and comparable to the long-term...
From Alaska Public Media comes this story on Ketchikan’s tribal residents asking for more federal subsistence opportunities, which these Southeast Alaskans have been barred from participation: Trixie Bennett, the president of Ketchikan’s tribe, said the push to designate Ketchikan as a...
Candidates for Alaska's single seat in the U.S. House of Representatives debated on Wednesday night and weighed in on the state of Alaska's fisheries. i...
Rep. Mary Pelota, Alaska House or Representatives candidate to win the permanent seat in Congress, is running a "pro-fish" campaign per a Washington Post report. ...
The Alaska Journal of Commerce reports the Bering Sea crab industry could see losses around $500 million due to the pending snow and king crab season closures. ...