Fisheries

Commercial crabbers this fall added another one million pounds of Dungeness crab to a better than average season.

The president’s announcement is being celebrated in Dillingham.

Scientists know climate change is altering rain and snowfall patterns in the Tongass National Forest. A new study details how that could affect salmon and suggests what can be done.

If the moratorium hadn’t passed, Alaska’s fishing fleet would have had to comply with new regulations the industry claims are unworkable.

Seven crew have been rescued from Oryong 501 sinking Nov. 3. 27 bodies were recovered, and 26 are still missing.

There will likely not be enough King salmon for commercial fisheries near the Stikine and Taku Rivers next May.