The state has kept detailed statistics since 2001, and the number of people fishing and processing fish hasn't ever been so ...

Over 1 million pounds of old fishing nets and lines from Alaska have made it so far to recycling markets where they are remade into plastic pellets and fibers. The milestone was reached with a recent ...

In a major blow to America's seafood industry, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game has, for the first time in state history, canceled the winter snow crab season in the Bering Sea due to their ...

KENAI, Alaska, November 5, 2021 (ENS) – The Biden Administration has closed the federal waters of Alaska’s Cook Inlet to commercial salmon fishing for the 2022 Cook Inlet commercial salmon fishing ...

A legal fight is ramping up over who should manage Alaska's dwindling salmon populations—and who gets access to them. By Max Graham/Grist Published Dec 25, 2023 11:00 AM EST This story was originally ...

Commercial fishing jobs in Alaska are down for the fifth year in a row. That’s according to new economic data from the state ...

This story is part of The Seattle Times’ coverage of the effects of climate change in the Bering Sea. It was reported in partnership with the Anchorage Daily News and the Pulitzer Center’s Connected ...

In July 2024, only 17,361 people worked as fishers in Alaska, the lowest annual peak on record since January 2021. In July ...