National Fisherman

Alaska

‘Deadliest Catch’ star poses with Alaska U.S. House candidate

NF Aggregator

$277 million in funding will be transmitted to the PSMFC for Alaska fishery disasters for salmon and crab fisheries from 2020-2023. Photo by Maxim Gorishniak

$277 million for Alaska fishery relief

NF Staff

Vance calls on the state government to request a federal fishery disaster declaration following low salmon returns. Photo by Troutnut on Shutterstock

Rep. Vance calls for federal disaster declaration due to low pink salmon returns

Guest Author

Sitka Community Boatyard update. Photo by GPIP

Update on the Sitka Community Boatyard

Alaska Longline Fishermen's Association

The crew of the 58-foot Lucid Dream, out of Cordova, Alaska, empty black cod from a string of slinky pots. Trademarked as Cod Coils, the pots are easy to handle, and all 50 in a string can be collapsed and safely stacked on deck. Photo by Ezekiel Brown

The skinny on slinky pots

Paul Molyneaux

The outlook for the Bering Sea snow crab fishery remains gleam, but the younger crab population is growing once more with the water cooling. Photo by NOAA Fisheries

Snow crab comeback? Signs of recovery in the Bering Sea

Carli Stewart

King crab vessels are particularly vulnerable to weather changes because they load their pots in port and may steam for more than 24 hours before reaching their fishing grounds. Photo by Hockema Group

Safety rules still lacking five years after Scandies Rose and Destination losses

Paul Molyneaux

Southeast Alaska trollers at work in Sitka Sound. Photo by James Poulson, Daily Sitka Sentinel

Alaska fisheries face numerous legal issues plus an endangered species battle

Wesley Loy

Photo by Global Seafood

Where have the fish gone?

NF Aggregator

What is net worth of Wild Bill of ‘Deadliest Catch’

NF Aggregator

The Sitka-based troller/ longliner Mirage, owned and operated by Jeff Turner, is slated to be the first boat in the ALFA to be outfitted with a diesel/electric hybrid system. Photo by Kempy Energetics

Leading the way to hybrid diesel electric propulsion

Paul Molyneaux