In news that will come as no surprise to most Alaskans, an international team of researchers led by the University of Washingon’s Ray Hilborn has concluded that well-managed fisheries pose no threat […]
Techno-boosted fish
Intensive management
State management of wildlife on federal refuges in Alaska has survived a court challenge from the Center for Biological Diversity, which has been trying to limit the hunting and trapping of bears […]
All clear!
The wolverine that terrorized Alaska’s largest city appears to have disappeared and nary a moose has been known to have died. A month ago, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game issued […]
Halibut bash
Get ready for a big halibut battle in South Coastal Alaska. With the big, tasty flatfish continuing to decline in number in the North Pacific Ocean, the fish war that commercial fishing […]
School for bears
This is an open letter to the bears of Anchorage. Every bruin should read. Dear Yogi and Boo-boo: Apparently, you didn’t get the memo on home surveillance cameras. They’re now everywhere in […]
Tech threat grows
News analysis Nothing but bad news for Alaska commercial fisheries and one of Alaska’s historically largest employers is contained in a new report from Rabobank – the huge, Dutch financial company the […]
Summer of peace
A year on from a record kill of problems bears in Alaska’s largest city, the Anchorage bear “problem” appears to have all but evaporated. As the bruins head for hibernation, the Alaska […]
Doomsday
Despite The Nation magazine this month suggesting Alaska salmon in peril, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game says consumers need not worry about eating wild-caught fish from the 49th state. Salmon […]
Real world
News analysis While the Alaska Department of Fish and Game was celebrating what it claims as another “record” season for commercial fishermen in remote Bristol Bay, a company rooted in Denmark was forging […]
Farmers’ success
Today in the global fishing business: The two biggest, young stars in Alaska’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race hookup with a Norwegian sponsor which built its business on producing food for fish […]
