Fisheries

A fish processor in Whittier filed for bankruptcy last month, claiming falling salmon prices and a ban on Russian seafood imports led to the financial struggles.

The Homer City Council approved a resolution at Monday’s meeting that makes work skiffs attached to boats exempt from paying moorage fees in Homer Harbor for the rest of the year.

On Saturday, March 26, over one thousand anglers across the state descended upon Homer for the 30th Annual Homer Winter King Salmon Tournament.

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is closing multiple king salmon sport fisheries in Cook Inlet due to low pre-season projections.

The Alaska Board of Fisheries held a multi-day meeting last month to discuss proposals changing fishing regulations in lower Cook Inlet.

Aquaculture is growing in Alaska, and industry members may get more guidance in the coming years through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration identifying opportunity areas.

The Board of Fisheries will meet at the end of the month to discuss over forty proposals for fishing in the Lower Cook Inlet.

Despite significantly greater numbers of fish, low market prices led to a disappointing commercial salmon season in the Lower Cook Inlet.

Grubby left behind offspring who remain at large amid a community-wide search.

The reopening of the fishery this summer was just a temporary fix. And once again, UCIDA and the feds are at odds over what comes next.