In all Alaskan fisheries, good data is a critical part of management. But the collection of that data doesn't have to be left to just scientists. Within Bristol Bay's sport fishery, there's a new way for guides to report their catches and observations, helping build a robust record of Bristol Bay catches.

Bristol Bay set netting used to be dominated by women. When the fishery's permit system started in the 70s, it had the highest rate of women permit holders in the state. But that's changed over the decades, and one researcher is digging into the decline and why it isn't happening anywhere else.

State lawmakers have ordered their professional, nonpartisan auditors to examine the Alaska Board of Fisheries’ procedural actions going back to October 2023.

Silver Bay Seafoods announced it was partnering with former Bristol Bay competitor Northline Seafoods in April, just days after Northline's CEO resigned. This sudden shift occurred just a few months before the start of the sockeye season, leaving fishermen feeling uneasy about Bristol Bay's market diversity.

Fishermen can harvest nearly 400,000 scallops in Alaska waters this year

Charter boat operators say the stamp doesn't address plummeting halibut numbers.

According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, the closures are a result of below average returns to the Buskin Lake weir

The Buskin River sockeye salmon weir is operating at reduced capacity this summer because of a loss of federal funding.

The high cost of diesel, fueled by the war in Iran, coincides with a projected weak salmon harvest for this summer.

On May 15 the Assistant Administrator of NOAA Fisheries Eugenio Piñeiro Soler, the Alaska Regional Adminstrator Jon Kurland, and the Alaska Fisheries Science Center Director Bob Foy met with local residents in Kodiak for a community reception.