The Blessing of the Fleet is a tradition for many coastal communities as fishermen get ready for their summer season.
Fisheries
Justice Department will appeal court order forcing Southeast Alaska troll fishery closure
The notice to appeal was submitted on May 23 on behalf of the Department of Commerce and the National Marine Fisheries Service.
In Metlakatla, people from across Southeast learn how to watch for invasive green crabs
The destructive, invasive green crabs showed up in Metlakatla last summer.
Wildlife Troopers to crack down on ‘performance-enhancing’ add-ons to Bristol Bay fishing boats
Many local fishermen say a longstanding regulation levels the playing field by limiting the size of the boats.
With ‘slim chance’ to change nation’s primary fishing law, Peltola favors ‘workaround’
Peltola and other salmon advocates say it’s important to take some kind of action now to preserve the possibility of a return to salmon abundance.
3 Alaska trollers contemplate a summer without chinook
No other salmon species or commercial gear group or sport fishery – anywhere on the entire Pacific Northwest coast – is affected by the Western Washington District Court order, just commercial trolling for king salmon in Southeast Alaska.