Fisheries

The fall red and blue king crab fishery has been opened only twice in the past decade, in 2005 and 2011. The numbers are still at historically low levels.

With coastlines eroding, temperatures rising, and sea ice retreating, Alaska is feeling the effects of a warming planet. But a new federal report suggests fisheries in the state haven’t experienced many observable impacts of climate change so far.

Police are investigating an explosion that damaged the We​stward Seafoods plant Monday night. No one w​as injured in the blast, but the Unalaska Department of Public Safety estimates the building sustained more than $100,000 in damage.

“No matter how good the talks are between Alaska and B.C., those aren’t the talks the need to be happening,” the head of a transboundary mining group said.

Our Ocean 2016 conference in Washington D.C. will focus on protecting marine areas, mitigating the impacts of climate change, promoting sustainable fisheries and combating illegal fishing, and reducing marine pollution.

This season, the unpredictable tanner crab population isn’t looking so good for Aleutian fishermen. At least, that’s what the state’s trawl survey indicated this summer.