Duncan, Wallace, Beth and Leslie Fields – all of Kodiak – are charged with perjury and lying on fish tickets.
Fisheries
State imposes ‘unprecedented’ conservation measures for Gulf of Alaska Chinook salmon
Facing potential endangered species status for Gulf of Alaska king salmon, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game is rolling out fishing restrictions across western Alaska.
‘We all fish right there’: Local concerns pause timber company’s plans for Haines
The company is seeking permits to build a log transfer facility and storage site in Haines’ Lutak Inlet, a popular spot for commercial and subsistence fishing.
Seafood industry urges US to ease trade tensions
Alaska’s top seafood trade groups say new tariffs could trigger retaliation from key export markets, pushing the struggling industry to the brink.
Silver Bay Seafoods announces buyout of OBI
Silver Bay plans to manage processing plants in Petersburg, Seward, Kodiak, Larsen Bay, Egegik, Wood River, Cordova and Naknek, as well as a warehouse in Washington.
Federal fisheries employees in Alaska have been reinstated, but most are not allowed to work
A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration’s mass layoffs of thousands of workers were unlawful.