The herring spawn-on-kelp fishery in Hoonah Sound will remain closed in the 2015 season — for the second year in a row.
Fisheries
Southeast divers finish up sea cucumber season
Sea cucumber season closed in mid-November after the fleet landed a little more than a million pounds of the seafood delicacy.
Experimental pollock seine fishery opens in Cook Inlet
Because seining for pollock hasn’t been done here before, extra precautions are in place to make sure it’s done right.
EPA regs hit fishing industry, unless Congress meets deadline
Federal lawmakers return to Washington this week for the final days of the 113th Congress.
Industry blames pirate fishing as red king prices drop
The Bering Sea red king crab fleet finished catching 10 million pounds of quota last week — and they’re facing some lackluster prices as the crab goes to market.
Sitka herring forecast lowest in a decade
Fish and Game expects 44,237 tons of herring to spawn in and around Sitka Sound. That’s the lowest forecast in a decade, and well below the past several years when forecasts have consistently been above 70,000 tons.