The purpose of this meeting is to have a discussion between board members and staff from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game about the timing of when certain documents and analyses are made available to the public in relation to...
“We certainly hope that the month of June can become a key time to celebrate the importance of halibut to our community. There will actually be three different events happening in June as part of our Homer Halibut Festival,” he says....
“International collaboration is likely going to become increasingly important for sustainable management of Bering Sea fisheries,“ said study lead Lukas DeFilippo, NOAA Fisheries Alaska Fisheries Science Center. “As fish move into new habitats, we need to take a broader scale approach...
The first two weeks of the Valdez Halibut Derby had anglers vying for the 1st and 2nd place weekly prizes, but anglers will soon have the opportunity to win $1,000 in the Valdez Halibut Hullabaloo contest. The popular 10-day Halibut Hullabaloo...
“With more coastline than all of the Lower 48 states combined, Alaska is uniquely positioned to benefit from a growing marine aquaculture industry,” said NOAA Fisheries Assistant Administrator Janet Coit. “Aquaculture Opportunity Area identification efforts use the best available science, Indigenous...
“We are so grateful to the Biden Administration that for the first time in almost twenty years, we are starting this fishing season without the threat of the Pebble Mine hanging overhead. Although the EPA has ended the threat of the...
The anticipated count for this period was 79,250 salmon. Salmon runs on the Copper River are nearly two weeks late as demonstrated by low sonar counts and lower-than-expected harvests in the Copper River District commercial drift gillnet fishery. Late run timing...