The number of Alaska salmon harvested by commercial fishers was the third smallest since all-species records began in 1985, and the value to harvesters, when adjusted for inflation, was the lowest ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nov. 5—The number of commercial fishing jobs in Alaska plunged to a new low last year as the industry struggles with disrupted ...

HOMER — On a brilliant spring morning, Buck Laukitis, a longtime fisherman from this Kenai Peninsula town, stood at the city dock watching his catch come ashore. Crew members aboard Laukitis’ boat, ...

Alaska boasts some of the last, best salmon strongholds on Earth and is home to some of the few remaining intact salmon-based cultures. Salmon have sustained people and animals and improved the ...

The federal government is moving to designate industrial fish farming zones in Alaska's waters. Scientists say the environmental review doesn't go nearly far enough to protect a critically stressed ...

Fish are central to Alaska’s economy, Indigenous cultures and identity. With critical salmon runs in Alaska rivers struggling, commercial operators squeezed by higher costs and stiffer market ...

A new report by the University of Alaska’s Institute of Social and Economic Research summarizes results from a variety of sources to draw a clear and compelling conclusion—unintended consequences in ...

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game released its preliminary summary of the 2025 Upper Cook Inlet salmon fishery season. The report found that although numbers of all salmon species besides sockeye ...

Commercial fishing jobs in Alaska are down for the fifth year in a row. That's according to new economic data from the state Department of Labor for the year 2024. Seafood harvesting jobs — which ...

Brouwer started last week as executive director of United Fishermen of Alaska,the statewide commercial fishing trade ...

NOAA Fisheries has released a new economic snapshot focused on the Alaska seafood industry. Economists estimate that the Alaska seafood industry suffered an $1.8 billion loss (2022-2023). The Alaska ...