Fisheries

The environmental group Oceana says the National Marine Fisheries Service should do much more to limit bottom trawling in the Gulf of Alaska.

A recent report from the Government Accountability Office calls on federal managers to increase the number of observers on fishing vessels and develop better ways to track and monitor bycatch.

In the case of chinook and chum salmon bycatch, the report says improved stock identification methods need to be a research priority.

In its recent meeting, the Kuskokwim River Salmon Management Working Group approved a letter requesting an expanded conservation zone off-limits to trawling.

Households may only qualify for disaster funds in one of the eligible areas. The deadline to apply is Sept. 28.

The aid money is for disasters declared for the 2022 chum salmon failure on the Kuskokwim River and the 2021-2022 sockeye salmon failure that affected Upper Cook Inlet setnet fishers.

A recent study found that climate change is expanding salmon habitat into the Arctic, but the new fish aren’t exactly welcome in Canada.

People across Alaska are reacting to a petition that would grant Gulf of Alaska king salmon Endangered Species Act protections.