Alaska Report: Alaska seafood generated $5.2 billion in economic activity The seafood industry contributed nearly $5.2 billion in added economic value to Alaska’s economy on average in 2023 and 2024. Intrafish by Rachel Sapin - May 15, 2026 Alaska’s seafood industry remained one of the state’s largest economic engines during a period of intense market pressure, supporting more than 41,800 workers and generating $5.2 billion (€4.5 billion) in statewide economic activity, accor

Alaska State won’t offer experimental seine permits to setnetters this year KDLL by Ashlyn O'Hara - May 13, 2026 Alaska’s Department of Fish and Game will not permit experimental beach seining on Cook Inlet’s east side this summer. https://www.kdll.org/local-news/2026-05-13/state-wont-offer-experimental-seine-permits-to-setnetters-this-year Alaska fish biologists prep for Copper River salmon harvest Alaska biologists are aiming for a robust sockeye salmon harvest but keeping

Alaska Alaska seafood delegation wraps up Baltics fact-finding mission 'These meetings strengthened relationships, increased visibility for Alaska species, and identified new avenues for collaboration' -- Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute Undercurrent News by Jacob Resneck - May 12, 2026 Alaska seafood sector representatives are expanding exports to Baltic countries as the US state seeks to gain additional footholds in the European Union (EU) market... https://www.undercurre

Alaska Alaska’s maritime economy works because we invest in people, not just projects Juneau Independent by Julie Sande - May 8, 2026 Reid Williams, a second-generation fisherman from Cordova, grew up in a fishing family and began working as a teenager. https://www.juneauindependent.com/post/alaska-s-maritime-economy-works-because-we-invest-in-people-not-just-projects *Requires Subscription Pacific Seafood expands cod processing with Alaska plant deal 'This new chapter refle

Alaska Alaska 2026 salmon season officially gets underway this month at Copper River! Alaska's first major salmon fishery gets underway on May 22. AlaskaFish.News by Laine Welch - May 6, 2026 While trollers in Southeast Alaska catch king salmon almost year round, mid-May marks the official start of Alaska’s salmon season as sockeyes and kings run to the Copper River near Cordova. https://alaskafish.news/05/2026/alaska-2026-salmon-season-officially-gets-underway-this-month-at-

Alaska Seafood processors invest in their community Wrangell Sentinel by staff - May 6, 2026 It’s not easy or always profitable working in commercial fishing or running a seafood processor — going after salmon and a lot more in the coean, packing it on ice or freezing it for customers, shipping it to market and hoping nothing goes wrong among what you can control and what you can’t. https://www.wrangellsentinel.com/stories/seafood-processors-invest-in-their-community,59906 *

Alaska New law tightens ethics rules for fish and game boards Kodiak Daily Mirror by Steve Williams - May 1, 2026 A new state law signed Wednesday by Gov. Mike Dunleavy places stricter ethics requirements on Alaska Board of Fisheries and Board of Game members, to reduce conflicts of interest and increase public confidence in decision-making. https://www.kodiakdailymirror.com/news/article_76b1159e-bfbc-4d19-8c32-4560d26fbfe5.html *Requires Subscription Dunleavy appoints Cyr

Alaska Alaskan officials renew calls for better transboundary salmon protections SeafoodSource by Haley Jones - April 29, 2026 Officials in the U.S. state of Alaska are again asking for better protections for salmon in the state’s transboundary rivers. https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/environment-sustainability/alaskan-communities-continue-to-ask-for-better-protections-for-salmon-in-transboundary-waters *Requires Subscription Pike Place announces Copper River red pre-ord

Alaska Higher temperatures spur Alaska’s invasive pike to eat more, a bad sign for salmon A University of Alaska Fairbanks study focusing on the Deshka River found that the predators have become even more voracious as the climate has warmed Alaska Beacon by Yereth Rosen - April 28, 2026 An invasive northern pike is shown to have its stomach stuffed with tiny juvenile salmon. Invasive northern pike are well-established on the Deshka River, where they are eating their way throu

Alaska Spotters make herring fishing more efficient ... and exciting Kodiak Daily Mirror by Mike Rostad - April 24, 2026 The other day I did something I haven’t done for almost 30 years. I called the Alaska Department of Fish and Game with a few questions about the herring fishery. https://www.kodiakdailymirror.com/community/article_63bf18ce-ddca-4b9a-9c1b-98f9597d3bc5.html *Requires Subscription Commercial fishing nets have new life in Ukrainian war Fisherman by Margaret B