As a fishery analyst for the Aleutians East Borough, I am uniquely positioned at the busy intersection where fishermen, fishing communities, processors, managers, researchers and policymakers all meet ...

Chinook and chum salmon dry on racks near a home along the Yukon River in this undated photo. (Photo provided by USGS Alaska Science Center) I grew up in Tanana, Alaska, spending summers fishing the ...

Council appointments and bycatch policy tilt the system toward industrial fleets at the expense of food security and culture.

Salmon bycatch has been a flashpoint for years. And the North Pacific Fishery Management Council, which oversees federal ...

Scientists explored the effectiveness of shore-based observers in place of at-sea observers in a high-volume trawl fishery. They also developed a structured approach to evaluate shoreside monitoring ...

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The recent opinion piece in multiple Alaska newspapers by Washington-based trawlers is a masterclass of spin and deflection. Trawlers know they have a PR problem and have hired public relations firms, ...

Julie Bonney is a longtime, Kodiak Island-based representative of some of Alaska’s trawlers — a type of fishing boat that’s drawn increasing criticism over the years for accidental “bycatch” of salmon ...

Alaska’s congressional delegation Wednesday introduced new legislation aimed at reducing bycatch and improving fisheries research in the Gulf of Alaska, Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands.

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