Pacific Fishing | The Business Magazine for Fishermen

Preparing for another coronavirus season

The Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association has posted its 2021 Fisherman's COVID-19 Handbook.

Upper Cook Inlet commercial smelt fishery reaches 200-ton limit, closes

NTSB sets June 29 meeting to determine probable cause for Scandies
Rose sinking

Alaska House passes bill to provide commercial fishing vessel
registration exemption

Alaska, British Columbia members of transboundary working group to
meet Wednesday

King County's culvert hunters – and a $9 billion plan to save salmon habitat

Alaska congressional delegation applauds historic USDA seafood purchase plans

Biden administration approves first major offshore wind project in U.S. waters

Tuesday, May 18, 2021

Sockeye market outlook

Conditions seem to favor higher ex-vessel prices this year for
Bristol Bay fishermen, the regional seafood development
association reports.

Upper Cook Inlet commercial hooligan, herring fisheries reach limits

Alaska Shellfish and Seaweed Festival kicks off

Cannery workers document Chinese history of Alaska's fishing industry

Province urged to reject fish farm company's bid to use pesticide against sea lice

Pacific Marine Expo sets return with in-person show Nov. 18-20

Wednesday, May 19, 2021

Copper River's slow start

Monday's 12-hour season opener produced an estimated 8,200 sockeye, far short of the 27,100 anticipated for the period.

First Copper River salmon shipment arrives in Seattle

Church offers DIY blessing kits for faithful fishermen

Hatchery funding bill passes Alaska House, on to Senate

Fisherman penalized over illegal lingcod fishing near Haida Gwaii

Captain arrested after fishing vessel crashes into Monterey Coast Guard pier

Thursday, May 20, 2021

California crabbing closure

The state's Dungeness crab season will end weeks early due to the rising risk of whale entanglements.

Green crew? Training offered for new deckhands in Bristol Bay

'Alaska Fisheries Report' from KMXT in Kodiak

Community steps up to continue Yukon River salmon research during pandemic

Rare white Dungeness crab hauled in off Vancouver Island

NOAA Fisheries releases two key reports

Friday, May 21, 2021

Sharks!

Scientists will discuss Alaska sharks in a changing ocean during an interactive webinar set for May 25.

Fish Wrap Archives

Monday, May 17, 2021