The number of Alaska salmon harvested by commercial fishers was the third smallest since all-species records began in 1985, and the value to harvesters, when adjusted for inflation, was the lowest ...

The U.S. Supreme Court has denied a petition brought by Alaska commercial fishers challenging federal management of the Upper ...

Alaska’s commercial vessel owners will no longer be required to pay for registration with two separate state agencies, under a bill passed by the state Legislature. House Bill 19, which creates the ...

Alaska’s commercial salmon harvest could drop by more than a third this year, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and ...

Commercial fishermen in Alaska will soon have a new option to bring down a cost that has skyrocketed in recent years: crew and vessel insurance. The state Legislature passed a bill earlier this year ...

Report looks at data from 2023 and 2024 ...

Wild Fish Conservancy has filed a lawsuit that could effectively end commercial king salmon trolling in southeast Alaska. The conservation group claimed Alaska’s salmon harvesting threatens endangered ...

SEATTLE — A ruling from a U.S. judge in Seattle could effectively shut down commercial king salmon trolling in Southeast Alaska — a valuable industry that supports some 1,500 fishermen — after a ...