Fisheries

Evolution and resiliency are the buzzwords for a sustainable mariculture industry in Alaska, a state that is particularly vulnerable.

The king return to the Nushagak is proving stronger this year than last, and Fish and Game says they’re on track to meet the escapement goal.

A recent NOAA study named 2040 as the date for the potential end of Alaskan shellfish hatcheries, unless serious mitigation efforts are put in place to combat ocean acidification.

In 2013, 38 percent of the salmon coming out of the bay was put into cans. But they aren’t flying off the shelves.

Biweekly subsistence fishing periods are underway now. State officials are not considering a chum salmon commercial fishing period.

British Columbia will allow the Mount Polley Mine to resume limited operations. The mine’s tailings dam broke last year, polluting nearby waterways.