The federal government says it’s considering submitting a friend-of-the-court brief in a lawsuit over fishing rights between the state and the Southeast Alaska tribal government of Metlakatla
Fisheries
Bottom-trawl gear to blame for most of this year’s fishery-related killer whale deaths, NOAA says
An investigation found that some whales were dead before becoming ensnared, but critics of bottom trawling have more questions about this year’s large death toll.
Warming seas helped cause Alaska’s snow crab crash, scientists say
Alaska’s snow crab fishery has been closed since 2022 when regulators declared the population overfished.
State brings 55 more charges against Petersburg fishing lodge
The charges say the two men helped their clients take too many halibut and did not accurately document the halibut that was caught.
Northern pike have been eradicated from Kenai Peninsula, according to scientists
Northern pike pose threats to native species in the region, including salmon.
Cordova kelp farmers need to process their harvest. A scientist is piloting a solution
To grow the industry, Cordova’s kelp farmers need a way to process seaweed locally.
Sitka workshop discusses the future of invasive crabs in Alaska
European green crabs first reached the Pacific coast in 1989, but it wasn’t until 2022 that they showed up in Alaska.
Western Alaska salmon crisis affects physical and mental health, residents say
The salmon crisis in the Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers is harming more than local economies, food security and culture, according to people in the region. It is also harming human health.
EPA plans to limit or eliminate salmon-killing tire chemical found in preliminary Alaska sampling
It likely will take years for the EPA’s rulemaking process to take effect.
Alaska seafood harvesting jobs decline as fish crashes, pandemic and other factors take toll
Employment for people harvesting seafood dropped by about a quarter from 2015 to 2022.