The Limited Entry Act was created to manage open-access chaos. When Alaska gained statehood in 1959, there were no limits to who could fish. This led to ballooning participation, and by the early ...

Louise Stutes, R-Kodiak, has paused work on House Bill 117, which would allow setnet fishermen to pool their fish as a cooperative before sending them to a fishing tender for processing.

Alaska's burgeoning mariculture industry is giving an industry update on the final day at ComFish. Kodiak Island's villages ...