The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced the target for the 2020 season would be 25,824 tons.
Fisheries
DEC budget proposal puts small shellfish farming operations at risk
A Department of Environmental Conservation budget proposal could mean some rough years ahead for small shellfish farms in Alaska.
Sand Point’s fish plant closed for the winter because there’s not enough cod
This year is the first that the plant, now owned by Trident Seafoods, won’t be processing cod — and that’s because of climate change.
Wrangell’s Fish and Game office due to close under governor’s budget proposal
Wrangell officials say they weren’t consulted about the local ADF&G office being on the governor’s chopping block. A budget document says it’ll save around $70,000 in general fund spending.
Ocean Beauty accepts offer on seafood plant for sale in Petersburg
The company would not say who the buyer is or reveal the timeline for completing the sale of their former cannery and seafood plant.
There are plenty of herring to catch in Bristol Bay, but there’s nowhere to sell them
One reason for the decline of the Togiak herring fishery is that roe has become less popular in Japan.
The Palmer Project, a mining prospect outside Haines, could transform into a large-scale operation
There’s no mine yet at the Palmer Project site. But a small cadre of scientists live there for half the year, looking for minerals.
Extremely low cod numbers lead feds to close the Gulf of Alaska fishery for the first time
In an unprecedented response to historically low numbers of Pacific cod, the federal cod fishery in the Gulf of Alaska is closing for the 2020 season.
Salmon returns are down in Metlakatla. These junior scientists are discovering possible reasons why.
With warmer conditions, there’s less dissolved oxygen in the water. Salmon can have a tougher chance at survival.
Southeast Alaska fisherman pleads guilty to illegally harvesting $35,000 worth of sea cucumbers
In 2018, Jonathan McGraw Jr. and two others were charged with illegally fishing in a scientific preserve near Whale Pass.