National Fisherman

Herring

Herring — Atlantic herring. NOAA photo

Northeast herring: As catch limit screws tighten, bait dealers seek alternative sources

Caroline Losneck

The F/V Sitkinak rolled over during the Sitka, Alaska, sac roe herring fishery on Saturday, March 27, 2021. Brannon Finney photos

Herring seiner Sitkinak rolls over on offload

Jessica Hathaway

Herring caught during an acoustic trawl survey of Lynn Canal in Southeast Alaska. NOAA photo.

Herring ho-hum? Alaska season opens with limited interest

Laine Welch

Trident Seafoods’ Aleutian Falcon caught fire at Tacoma’s Pier 12 late Wednesday, Feb. 17. Tacoma Fire Department photo

Port fire: Trident’s 233-foot Aleutian Falcon burns at the dock in Tacoma

Jessica Hathaway

Herring — Atlantic herring. NOAA photo

Alaska herring: Stocks on the rise, but fleet is not finding the right-sized fish

Charlie Ess

Pacific herring. NOAA photo.

Pacific herring: San Francisco fleet weighs cost of entry as demand and biomass stay slumped

Charlie Ess

Northern Lights: Alaska’s flying fish

Guest Author

Salmon on the brain

Alaska update: Salmon landings at 13.6 million, but the fish are small; longliners have taken a third of TAC

Laine Welch

NMFS officials planned to resume at-sea observer coverage in Northeast fisheries July 1, after a three-month waiver because of the covid-19 pandemic, but have postponed until at least August. NOAA photo.

Northeast observer coverage resumes July 1; councils express worry

Kirk Moore

Fishing boats tied up in Petersburg, Alaska. Creative Commons photo by Flickr user brewbooks. jobs — Fishing boats tied up in Petersburg, Alaska. Creative Commons photo by Flickr user brewbooks.

Alaska fisheries update: Are you ready for summer salmon?

Laine Welch

Low quotas, high prices for herring will persist

Caroline Losneck