Kevin Lester, a geographic information systems specialist who worked on the project, said the idea came about due to the ...

Emergency Order 2-RS-1-29-25 opens the Russian River Sanctuary Area to sport fishing for sockeye salmon. Emergency Order 2-RS ...

Lighter nets, streamlined trawl doors, and smarter rigging choices are helping trawl captains burn less fuel, spend less time ...

An investigation traces arrival of nine large factory trawlers to B.C.'s coast in recent years, claiming some may be involved in illegal fishing ...

Dozens gathered in Fairbanks to bring attention to the collapse of Yukon River salmon runs while calling for urgent reforms ...

Commentary authors Margie Brown and Mark Niver write that they see benefits to legislation to ban bottom trawling in Alaska’s state waters.

Step aboard the Northern Eagle, North America’s most advanced deep-sea trawler, as it braves bone-chilling Bering Sea storms and towering 30-foot waves to haul in up to 200 tons of Alaska ...

Big net and trawler fishing operations in the sea harvest vast quantities of Pacific pollock, a key species found in the cold, deep waters of the North Pacific. Schools of pollock congregate in ...

Alaska supplies 60% of America’s wild-caught seafood, and the maritime industry — including fishing, processing and servicing fishing boats — is the state’s No. 1 private-sector employer.

As the Earth's rivers warm, salmon must either struggle to survive in a degraded habitat or move to cooler waters – but native Alaskan fishing practices are helping protect them. Ocean heatwaves ...