Recently the total rockfish harvest in Cook Inlet saltwater skyrocketed to over 50,000 fish a year — a 300% increase from the historical average.
Fisheries
Weak pink salmon run predicted for Southeast Alaska
Pink salmon runs in Southeast peak in odd years and fall in even years.
Judge throws out lawsuit accusing Alaska of mismanaging Yukon, Kuskokwim salmon fisheries
That principle requires the state to manage its resources sustainably, and the plaintiff had argued that salmon declines in Western and Interior Alaska were evidence that the state was failing to meet its constitutional obligation.
Western Alaska chum bycatch limits are moving forward, slowly
Residents spent hours testifying in favor of bycatch limits last week, describing the devastating impacts to food security and Indigenous culture without it.
With no commercial interest in Togiak herring, Alaska looks to the Atlantic for inspiration
As the market for roe has shrunk, the remote fishery has become financially unfeasible.
California salmon fishing slated to shut down this year due to low stock
The measure, unseen in 14 years, would temporarily ban both commercial and recreational salmon fishing in the state.