The Gulf of Alaska federal Pacific cod fishery for 2020 will not open due to low stocks. Ocean warming, not overfishing, is being blamed. That is the latest on Pacific cod, but a0nother type, black cod, also known as sablefish, is in the midst of its own challenge. Young black cod are so plentiful …

Earlier this year, Kodiak’s City Council requested $1 million from the state to help cover the first two phases of permitting and design work, which are estimated to cost $16 million.

Years after a fishery disaster was declared for the 2019 Norton Sound Red king crab and the 2019-2020 Bering Sea Tanner crab fisheries, affected fishers can now apply for federal money.

After years of testing the program, electronic monitoring will soon be expanded to include pelagic trawl pollock catcher vessels across the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands and the Gulf of Alaska.

The open house had both fisheries managers and stakeholders from the North Pacific Fisheries Management Council meetings as well as families and kids exploring the labs to learn about aquatic animals and research at the lab.

“Look, we’re part of this community,” said Jeff Welbourn, Trident's senior vice president of Alaska operations and engineering. “We want to make sure that it feels secure in its future and that’s why we’re trying to make sure that this lands with a good steward and operators.”

“Russians have essentially admitted they’re not just at war in Ukraine, they’re at war with the American fishing industry,” said U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) at a news conference on May 23.

State lawmakers voted to form a seafood task force this legislative session to help address the crisis currently facing Alaska’s seafood industry. State Senate President Gary Stevens, a Kodiak Republican, will chair the group.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed a bill that would have exempted Alaska’s commercial vessel owners from being required to pay for registration with two separate state agencies.

The summer commercial salmon season is less than a month away, and Kodiak Island fishermen can expect a smaller pink harvest and mixed sockeye runs overall compared to last year.