Months before the season begins, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game closes the king salmon sport fishery and the eastside commercial setnet fishery.
The state announces a raft of expected management actions for commercial troll and net fisheries aimed at conserving wild Chinook returning to Southeast Alaska.
NOAA Fisheries is evaluating cutting-edge technology with the potential to improve acoustic trawl surveys of walleye pollock, the largest U.S. fishery.