A group of commercial fishermen from Bristol Bay have gone to court to challenge a decision by the Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association (BBRSDA) to spend about a quarter […]
Pebble ripples
Where goes Alaska
Alaskans are yet again fighting over who gets to catch the state’s limited supply of salmon, and the rest of the world is marching into the future not caring at all. […]
Good news bad
News analysis The bright spot for one of Alaska’s largest industries is that the prices paid to commercial fishermen for salmon look to be headed up this year and could keep trending […]
Salmon rising?
After a disastrous 2018, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game is forecasting an increase in the number of salmon returning to the fabled Copper River this year, but there’s a […]
The last colony
News Analysis The United Fishermen of Alaska (UFA) has issued its annual report on who got the fish of the 49th state, and the winner is? Outside fishing interests.
Fish war redux
The governor who embraced Cook Inlet commercial fishermen is gone. A new governor whose home is in the salmon-starved Matanuska-Susitna Borough at the head of the Inlet is in office. And the […]
Strange connections
The littlest of Pacific salmon is once again demonstrating big power in the ecosystem of the northern ocean. Scientists have found evidence that appears to link pink salmon abundance to high […]
Changing faces
New Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s appointments to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game are rocking a state agency unaccustomed to dramatic change. Gone is affable Commissioner of Fish and Game Sam […]
Tangled in conflict
Alaska Board of Fisheries member Fritz Johnson, a commercial fisherman from Bristol Bay, has resigned his seat on the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI) removing one of several possible conflicts of interest […]
Lessons learned
A news analysis Five quick takeaways from the 2018 Alaska election: Number one: Two Alaskas The rural-urban divide is bigger than ever in the 49th state, but the idea that a statewide […]
