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The Coast Guard Wednesday night suspended the search for five people who were missing following the sinking of the crabbing vessel Scandies Rose on Tuesday evening. KMXT’s Maggie Wall has this report. Click arrow to listen to report, or continue below to read it. The Coast Guard Wednesday night suspended its search for …

This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KCAW's Hope McKinney reports on a trio of allegedly intentional boat sinkings, the Aleutians East Borough has filed a complaint against a Board of Fisheries member, story from Theo Greenly of KUCB, a crabber has died after falling overboard, as reported by KUCB's Maggie Nelson, and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game is restricting sport fishing for king salmon and rockfish. Rockfish identification guide: https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/static/regulations/fishregulations/PDFs/SpeciesID/rockfish_id.pdf

Our guests this week are several members of Kodiak High School’s Drama Club — Shakesbears, some in the studio and some by video conference. We discuss their historic and record-breaking run to becoming the 2020 Alaska state champions in Drama and Forensics. Wetherleigh Griffin, (at right in studio), Felix Lewis, (top …

The Alaska Legislature is working on the state’s budget which begins on July 1. No surprise that there are a lot of cuts planned. One thing on the chopping block is state funded PSP tests for commercial shellfish. Shellfish farmers and divers fear they will be put out of business if they are forced …

The Alaska Board of Fisheries is meeting in Kodiak Jan. 11-14 to consider a number of finfish proposals, several of which pit Kodiak fishermen against Chignik and Cook Inlet in a fight for salmon. Speaking of Kodiak, island Tanner fishermen are gearing up for a small fishery set to begin Jan. 15. And, here’s …

Gulf of Alaska Cod could soon lose its blue certified sustainable label, which has proven to be an incentive for consumers to purchase the fish. The reason’s got nothing to do with fishermen—blame it on climate change. Warming waters are depleting stocks and deplete stocks puts the fishery at risk. Also this week, the …

Southeast crabbers are on the grounds fishing for Tanner crab, plus there’s a small golden king crab fishery taking place at the same time. Halibut catch limits are slashed in all but one region—the Western Gulf of Alaska. Emails between the Pebble Partnership and Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy show the partnership was concerned about the …

The Alaska Legislature is in session and working on the budget. Fisheries programs across the state are on the chopping block—this after last year’s major cuts to the commercial fisheries division. Kodiak’s Representative Louise Stutes hopes the legislature will fix a measure approved previously that requires some fishing boat owners to double register their …

Both sides of the Sitka Sound herring lawsuit presented oral arguments this week. The suit brought by the Sitka Tribe of Alaska seeks to preserve the traditional herring spawn subsistence fishery. ADF&G scientists confirm what many fishermen knew anecdotally—2019 was a hot year and the warmer water temps killed hundreds of thousands of sockeye …

This week we have a number of guests in our studio to talk about “Coffee with God,” a play about a guy in a coffee shop who meets God and gains insights into himself and his life. Humorous and fun, this production includes Salsa dancers, an accordion player, and Dr. Jerimiah Meyers as God. (And …