This year’s pink salmon catch is only a fraction of last year’s record setting harvest of 89 million.
Fisheries
Russia’s import ban hits Alaskan seafood industry
Alaska’s seafood industry is getting caught in the middle of a power struggle between Russia and western nations.
Early tests show B.C. tailings spill water ‘safe’
British Columbia’s Environment Ministry says water that poured out of a massive mine-tailings pond Aug. 4 appears to be safe.
Judge awards stiff penalties for out-of-season fishing
Two fishermen recently learned that commercial trolling out of season – even by a single day – can be expensive.
Four-day troll closure starts this weekend
Southeast Alaska’s commercial troll fishing fleet will have to stand down for a few days, starting this weekend.
Auriga crew okay after capsizing in Prince William Sound
The crew of a seiner is okay after their fishing vessel capsized in the Prince William Sound earlier this week.





