commercial fishing

In the fisheries world, the word “disaster” carries a special designation. Earlier this month, the U.S. Secretary of Commerce declared disasters for over a dozen fisheries in Alaska — more than the feds usually approve at once. The designation is supposed to unlock funds to help the communities impacted by those fisheries failures, including communities around Cook Inlet.

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game says its massive hatchery-wild research study will inform the conversations surrounding the rates at which hatchery…

Thousands of people in the Pacific Northwest — commercial fishermen, their crews, sport fishermen, seafood processors, even many boat builders — depend on…

By Daysha Eaton, KBBI - HomerFor years, the Ninilchik tribe has been seeking — and last week was granted — approval to use a more effective method of…

By Daysha Eaton, KBBI - HomerFor years, the Ninilchik Traditional Council has been seeking approval to use a more effective method of catching their…

By Daysha Eaton, KYUKThe Alaska Court of Appeals has affirmed a lower court’s decision that Yup’ik Fishermen who fished for King salmon during a state…

Hundreds of people turned out in Anchorage Tuesday to comment on a proposal that would severely restrict development of the massive gold-and-copper Pebble…

As KSKA's Ann Hillman reports, about 90 people attended a Regulatory Commission of Alaska meeting to ask it to reconsider its decision to approve Enstar's…