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Julie BonneyThe fishing industry group Alaska Groundfish Data Bank closed its office doors on Dec. 31, after nearly 40 years of representing trawl catcher vessels and processors in the Gulf of Alaska. The Kodiak-based organization has mainly revolved around one person for most of its lifespan. -
Brian Venua/KMXTLast month the department announced a harvest level of 5.3 million pounds of fish for the Kodiak area. But the Alaska Department of Fish and Game says that quota is not based on the latest stock assessment data, which indicates the number of Pacific cod in the Gulf of Alaska is increasing.
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Commercial Tanner crab fisheries around Kodiak will be closed going into next year. That’s after the Alaska Department of Fish and Game released the results of the 2025 Tanner crab survey for the Kodiak, Chignik, and South Peninsula Districts last week on Oct. 20. -
The industry trade group held one of its two annual meetings in Kodiak Oct. 14 and 15 — the first time the island community hosted in at least 20 years. -
The money comes from the Southeast Conference's Alaska Mariculture Cluster, as part of a $49 million it received from a federal grant awarded back in 2022. -
Commercial fishing reopened near the Kitoi Bay Hatchery after a fishing boat spilled over 3,000 gallons of diesel in the area. -
It's the only region in the state with a higher harvest for the species compared to the last odd year season. Ayakulik sockeye escapement hit a 10-year high, but other south side rivers have had "weak" runs. Kodiak Chinook returns once again near record lows. -
Corey Potter, who pled guilty earlier this year to federal charges for sending diseased crab to Washington state, now faces fines for violations of the Clean Water Act. -
Dunleavy has canceled a broadly supported bill proposed by a legislative task force and intended to help commercial fishers in Alaska. The governor issued his veto of Senate Bill 156 on Wednesday July 16, marking his seventh veto of a policy bill this year. -
Historically low numbers of chinook, or king salmon have been returning to their natal streams in the Gulf of Alaska. As a result, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) has taken steps to restrict both sport and commercial fishing opportunities. -
Saltery Cove joins the Buskin and Ayakulik Rivers with sport sockeye limits being raised to 10 fish per day. -
The issue has grown so urgent that lawmakers are hoping to do something about it.
