As the market for roe has shrunk, the remote fishery has become financially unfeasible.
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Alaska Legislature sends $300K in salmon donations to Ukraine
At the request of the Alaska Legislature, the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute is sending over $300,000 worth of Alaskan seafood, or about 3,600 cases of canned pink salmon, to Ukraine.
Alaska lawmakers applaud Biden administration ban on Russian seafood imports
The ban on Russian seafood imports is part of a series of escalating sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.
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.
Gov. Walker hits pause on commercial fisheries commission move
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