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Chignik opens four districts to salmon fishing for 48 hours starting Monday
Alaska opens four Chignik districts to commercial salmon seining for 48 hours starting Monday as the region's weak king salmon run strains both fishing crews and conservation goals.
by Bill AlaskaNews1w ago2 min readAI
Small cod boats return Sept. 1 in the Bering Sea and Aleutians
Small cod boats get their Bering Sea fishery back Sept. 1 after seven months out, with quota shifted from two fleets that will not catch theirs.
by Bill AlaskaNews3w ago1 min readAI
Eight Alaska fishery disaster requests are past the deadline federal law sets
Eight Alaska fishing communities are owed federal disaster relief the law says is already overdue, and until the decisions come, no one gets paid.
by Walter AlaskaNews4w ago2 min readAI
A sharp cut to West Coast salmon limits lands on fish Alaska shares
Federal managers cut West Coast Chinook troll limits by three-quarters, and because the salmon are shared, mixed stocks, the change reaches Alaska's runs too.
by Bill AlaskaNews4w ago2 min readAI
NOAA is looking for a fishing boat to carry its scientists across the Gulf and Aleutians
NOAA is hiring an Alaska fishing boat to carry its scientists on a 55-day voyage across the Gulf and Aleutians, running the survey that helps set catch limits.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
Chignik fishermen get a five-day opening, but most of the area stays closed on weak runs
Chignik Bay and Central districts open for commercial salmon Aug. 17-21, but the window is provisional and most other Chignik areas stay closed due to low pink and chum counts.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
Chignik moves to surrender the federal license on its long-dormant hydro plant
Chignik moves to surrender the federal license on a hydro plant idle since 2012, to build a state-run replacement. Residents have until Sept. 10 to weigh in.
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago1 min readAI
Regulators shift unused halibut allowance to Bering Sea trawlers
Regulators shifted unused halibut bycatch to Bering Sea trawlers' cod season, reviving the bycatch fight as halibut stocks sit near record lows.
by Bill AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago2 min readAI
Bering Sea cod trawl fee drops to 2.09% after fishery value jumps
Federal cost recovery fees on Bering Sea cod trawlers dropped from 3% to 2.09% after the fishery's value jumped 42%. But fishermen still want to know what the fees pay for.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
Bering Sea crab fee drops by half, but the itemization fight remains
The Bering Sea crab fee dropped by half — but because the fishery earned more, not because the fleet can finally see what it's being charged for.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
West Coast sablefish season loses its time-of-day rules Aug. 6
West Coast sablefish fishers stop watching the clock on Aug. 6 — the noon-to-noon season rules are gone. New federal fees arrive later, in 2027.
by Alaska News1mo ago1 min readAI
BSAI Pacific cod trawl season ends early for AFA catcher/processors
NMFS shut down directed Pacific cod fishing for AFA trawl catcher/processors in the Bering Sea starting Monday, July 20, after the sector hit its annual allowance.
by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min readAI
The West Coast dips into the halibut stock Alaska shares
The West Coast opens its third halibut period July 21 — a small slice of the same coastwide stock Alaska's fleets and subsistence users draw from.
by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min readAI
Chignik Bay District gets 48-hour window before Chinook plan closes it again Monday
Chignik Bay District opened Saturday for exactly 48 hours of commercial salmon fishing before closing again Monday under a plan designed to protect failing Chinook runs.
by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min readAI