National Fisherman

Salmon

Alaska pollock. NMFS photo.

USDA gives $4.5 million for Alaska seafood international marketing

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Northline Seafood announces its return as a buyer for the 2025 Bristol Bay salmon season. Photo courtesy of Caitlin Blaisdell

Northline Seafoods back for 2025 Bristol Bay season

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Fall run Chinook salmon in California. Photo courtesy of A Birding Naturalist

California salmon season faces potential third-year closure

Carli Stewart

Shellfish aquaculture is allowed in the state of Alaska, however, finfish farming is prohibited. Photo courtesy of ADF&G

Alaska legislators oppose Governor’s fish farming proposal

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ADF&G published a dozen announcements last Tuesday intending to protect the dwindling king salmon stocks in the Cook Inlet region. Photo courtesy of Alaska Department of Fish & Game

Kenai River king salmon closures announced for third year

Carli Stewart

Maritime Fabrication modified the Starship from a strictly Bristol Bay gillnetter for fishing Southeast Alaska salmon and halibut. with a new deck drum and stern roller making hauling and setting longline gear easier. Maritime Fabrication photo.

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Conversion broadens horizons for an Alaska gillnetter

Michael Crowley

Lawyers representing the Cook Inlet drift fleet fired off the latest in a volley of court actions. Photo courtesy of UCIDA

Cook Inlet drift fleet battles on in court

Charlie Ess

DOGE Alaska is a group of citizens who are researching waste, fraud, and abuse. It’s a project and not a formal organization. Photo by Mary Capriole

$2.4M grant found supporting tribal households

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Photo by Salmon Hatcheries for AK

Alaska Board of Fisheries rejects hatchery production cuts

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Kinematics Bristol Bay Gillnetter — Kevin Wilson, deckhand on the F/V Curragh, standing on the back deck of a 32-foot salmon gillnetter on his first day of the season in Alaska’s Bristol Bay Naknek River fishing district. Kinematics Marine Equipment

Bristol Bay data show widening gap in fishermen’s earnings

Charlie Ess

“Excellent” predictions for sockeye; “strong” for pinks and chums. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Alaska’s 2025 salmon forecast

Laine Welch