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Friday, September 4, 2026
Alaska Silver Bay Seafoods boosts Aleutian Pribilof Island Community school program National Fisherman by staff - September 4, 2026 A $55,000 contribution from Silver Bay Seafoods to the Aleutian Pribilof Island Community Development Association’s (APICDA) School Grant Program is adding support to participating schools for the 2026/2027 school year. https://www.nationalfisherman.com/alaska/silver-bay-seafoods-boosts-aleutian-pribilof-island-community-school-program *Require
1 day ago4 min read


Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Alaska High-priced pink salmon finally show up in off-year surge Kodiak Daily Mirror by Steve Williams - August 31, 2026 Kodiak’s pink salmon run is on the wane, as the August peak of an off-year run is all but past. https://www.kodiakdailymirror.com/news/article_d71ae1ad-a960-4ea5-9aa1-c1980503fad8.html *Requires Subscription Environment/Science Ninth Circuit Rejects Oceana's Gulf of Alaska Seafloor Habitat Challenge, Finding No Legal Standing SeafoodNews by Peggy Parker -
3 days ago3 min read


Monday, August 31, 2026
Alaska Mediocre Bristol Bay catch offset by soaring sockeye prices National Fisherman by Scott Atkinson - August 29, 2026 Bristol Bay's sockeye catch fell short of the allowable harvest this summer, but a rare midseason price jump changed the math for many fishermen. https://www.nationalfisherman.com/mediocre-bristol-bay-catch-offset-by-soaring-sockeye-prices *Requires Subscription What being frugal on a fishing vessel looks like Kodiak Daily News by Terry Haines - August 2
5 days ago2 min read


Friday, August 28, 2026
Alaska Pink Salmon Surge in Sitka and Kodiak Lifts Alaska Season Totals SeafoodNews by Peggy Parker - August 27, 2026 A late-season surge of pink salmon into Sitka and strong returns in Kodiak have brightened Alaska's salmon harvest picture heading into the final stretch of the season. The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute's (ASMI) weekly harvest summary through August 22 showed the cumulative salmon catch had exceeded year-to-date 2025 levels — and 2024 levels for pink salm
Aug 285 min read


Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Alaska New Alaska halibut plant opens “I am proud that the NSEDC board came together to approve and develop the project which should serve our fishers and unique fishery for many more decades,” said NSEDC Savoonga Representative and Vice Chairman Preston Rookok. Intrafish by Rachel Sapin - August 25, 2026 The Norton Sound Economic Development Corporation (NSEDC) has officially opened its new halibut processing plant in Savoonga, celebrating a major upgrade to its Alaska facil
Aug 262 min read


Monday, August 24, 2026
Alaska Inside the Dillingham net shop keeping Bristol Bay fishermen fishing National Fisherman by Paul Molyneaux - August 21, 2026 When escapement around the Nugashik District meets targets, and the fishery opens, it can be madness. https://www.nationalfisherman.com/inside-the-dillingham-net-shop-keeping-bristol-bay-fishermen-fishing *Requires Subscription Environment/Science NOAA is ending support for a key climate report. Arctic scientists say they’ll release it anyway. KN
Aug 242 min read


Friday, August 21, 2026
Alaska Seiners break Sitka’s single-day pink salmon harvest record twice in one month KCAW by Katherine Rose - August 20, 2026 Seiners in Sitka broke the single-day record for harvesting pink salmon not once, but twice this month. https://www.kcaw.org/2026/08/20/seiners-break-sitkas-single-day-pink-salmon-harvest-record-twice-in-one-month/ Federal cybersecurity mandate stirs concern in Alaska fishing industry National Fisherman by Wesley Loy - August 19, 2026 A cybersecurity
Aug 212 min read


Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Alaska Preliminary 2027 forecast for Alaska’s Bristol Bay fishery predicts more, smaller sockeye As the 2026 commercial salmon harvests winds down in Alaska, the seafood industry is already calculating how to navigate at a profit in 2027 Alaska Beacon by Margaret Bauman - August 14, 2026 With the 2026 commercial salmon harvests winding down in Alaska, the seafood industry is already calculating how to navigate at a profit in 2027, given dynamic biological, economic, climate a
Aug 192 min read


Monday, August 17, 2026
Alaska After historic crash, Yukon River’s iconic king salmon run shows early signs of rebound The jump in salmon numbers has also inflamed a debate about fishing bans amid reports of illegal harvests. Northern Journal by Max Graham - August 14, 2026 For the past few years, smokehouses in the Yukon River village of Anvik have sat empty. https://www.northernjournal.com/after-historic-crash-yukon-rivers-iconic-king-salmon-run-shows-early-signs-of-rebound/?ref=northern-journa
Aug 172 min read


Friday, August 14, 2026
Alaska Coast Guard leader due in Cordova on Wednesday The Cordova Times by Margaret Bauman - August 12, 2026 U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Kevin E. Lunday will be in Cordova today to discuss the buildup of the Coast Guard in Alaska and meet with residents. https://thecordovatimes.com/2026/08/12/coast-guard-leader-due-in-cordova-on-wednesday/ Beyond bycatch: The bigger story of Alaska pollock National Fisherman by Carli Clancy - August 14, 2026 Alaska pollock is the biggest cat
Aug 142 min read
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