More fishermen are registered for the Southeast Dungeness crab season than the last six years. Nearly 200 have signed up so far.
Fisheries
Aleutian sockeye finds a market with Full Circle Farms
Full Circle’s main business is sending out boxes of organic fruits and vegetables to its customers in California and the Pacific Northwest. In recent years they’ve added a selection of other groceries.
Road deterioration hindering Copper River access
A dipnetter’s group is seeking state assistance to repair a stretch of trail used to access a popular personal use fishery on the Copper River.
Tradition, fellowship and season’s first fish
Celebrating the first salmon of the season is a long and important tradition in Bristol Bay.
Chinook closures impede summer chum subsistence
Several fishermen voiced frustration at the closures, not because they’ll miss out on the long-restricted kings, but because gear restrictions will hinder their ability to capture the more abundant chum.
Cameras to remedy observer problems in Alaska?
Smaller boats in Alaska’s offshore fisheries may no longer have to carry human observers in the future, if a plan to deploy cameras proves feasible.
Advocacy group puts setnet restriction measure on the ballot
The Alaska Fisheries Conservation Alliance has handed over enough signatures to the state division of elections to get a voter initiative on the 2016 general election ballot.
Pollock B season opens in Aleutians, Eastern Bering Sea region
Pollock ‘B’ Season opened Friday in the Aleutian Islands and Eastern Bering Seas Region.
Deciphering the journey of Bristol Bay smolt
Eventually, when there’s a better understanding of how smolt features correlate with the number of salmon swimming back, information on smolt could be used to help with run forecasts.
Report lists watersheds, salmon habitat potentially affected by B.C. mines
The tailings dam system for mine waste management is facing a lot of criticism after a dam at the Mount Polley Mine in central B.C. collapsed last summer. It spilled millions of gallons of waste into Canadian waterways.