National Fisherman

Laine Welch

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Laine Welch has covered the Alaska fish beat for print and radio since 1988. She has also worked “behind the counter” at retail and wholesale seafood companies in Kodiak and Cape Cod. Click here to send her an email.

You can read more from Laine at alaskafish.news.

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Copper River/Prince William Sound 2020 Opener — Copper River bowpickers deliver king and sockeye salmon to the T-dock just inside Cordova Harbor in Alaska's summer salmon season opener. Copper River/Prince William Sound Marketing Association photo

Copper River flat: Alaska's summer salmon season starts slow

Informed fishing: Alaska's Mug Updates offer tips on navigating covid-19 restrictions

Flood of Russian halibut hampers Alaska fishery's traditional markets

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?

The Nerka & two of our partner boats.

Washington lawsuit targets Alaska trollers

Bristol Bay gillnetters — Bristol Bay gillnetters and tenders line up for the annual Southwest Alaska salmon rodeo. NF file photo

Fever pitch: Alaska implements new covid-19 mandates for the fishing industry

Alaska salmon fishing — Alaska salmon fishing in Southeast. Jessica Hathaway photo.

Hatchery hauls: Alaska's statewide salmon catch gets $118 million boost

Farmed halibut from Norway seen recently in Bellingham, Wash. Bill Sullivan photo

Alaska's halibut season gets rocky start under transportation constraints and global competition

Captain Robert Hanson comes into Dutch Harbor, Alaska, with blackcod pots on the F/V Oracle.

Alaska fisheries update: Soft markets stall efforts

Salmon fishermen on Bristol Bay near Naknek, Alaska. Emma Forsberg photo.

The China problem: Coronavirus creates a bottleneck for Alaska seafood