Alaska 3MMI - 2026 Alaska Salmon Projections Tradex Foods - April 13, 2026 A draft report obtained by Tradex Foods from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game is projecting a 2026 statewide Alaska Salmon Harvest of 125.5 million salmon for the 2026 season. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFcl1PcH40I NOAA Fisheries Asks for Public Comment on Identifying Aquaculture Opportunity Areas in Alaska State Waters The 45-day comment period is open through May 28, 2026. We will also hos

Alaska Herring seining halts; Roe harvest continues Petersburg Pilot by Shannon Haugland - April 9, 2026 The Sitka Sound sac roe herring fishery remained open Monday in the south end of Sitka Sound, although fishing has slowed to a standstill, the Department of Fish and Game announced. https://www.petersburgpilot.com/story/2026/04/09/dockside/herring-seining-halts-roe-harvest-continues/15715.html *Requires Subscription Alaskan Seafood Takes Center Stage on Master Chef Indones

Alaska Alaskan legislators pass resolution urging continued ban on Russian seafood imports SeafoodSource by Haley Jones - April 8, 2026 State lawmakers in Alaska have passed a resolution asking the federal government to continue and enhance the ban on Russian seafood in the United States. https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/supply-trade/alaskan-legislators-pass-resolution-urging-continued-ban-on-russian-seafood-imports *Requires Subscription Sushi rolls and rockfish tacos: H

Alaska Lawsuit says new salmon rules will harm Alaska communities The complaint argues the Alaska Board of Fisheries ignored its own scientific record and adopted salmon rules that will sharply reduce sockeye harvests and destabilize local economies. Intrafish by Rachel Sapin - April 7, 2026 Alaska fishing and Tribal organizations, along with the Aleutians East Borough, have filed a complaint in Alaska Superior Court warning that newly adopted commercial salmon regulations wi

Alaska Fish again Alaska’s top export commodity Kodiak Daily Mirror by staff - April 3, 2026 Frozen fish, excluding filets or fish meal, was the state’s top global export commodity in 2025. The Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development released its list of the state’s top 10 exports in the April 2026 issue of Alaska Economic Trends magazine. https://www.kodiakdailymirror.com/news article_3557d32f-5281-47b6-9c26-7c2eb0506217.html *Requires Subscription "Remarkable"

Alaska Alaska House advances bill to allow commingling of fish for salmon setnetters Alaska Beacon by Sean Maguire - April 3, 2026 Rep. Louise Stutes, R-Kodaik, speaks on the House floor on May 20, 2025, in support of Senate Bill 156, a measure to support the Alaska Commercial Fishing and Agriculture Bank. https://alaskabeacon.com/briefs/alaska-house-advances-bill-to-allow-commingling-of-fish-for-salmon-setnetters/ Alaska oyster farmers see opportunity as MSX, vibrio pressure

Alaska Bristol Bay outlook Kodiak Daily Mirror by Terry Haines - March 31, 2026 The commercial salmon season in Bristol Bay opens June 1, according to an advisory announcement issued by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game on March 23. https://www.kodiakdailymirror.com/community/article_c7f4198d-46eb-4d4b-b78e-e1d71ba3890f.html *Requires Subscription National US port funding push targets seafood supply chain gains US president Donald Trump administration's plan to inject ne

Alaska 2026 commercial herring fishery opens KCAW News by Staff - March 28, 2026 The Sitka Sound Sac Roe herring fishery opened on Friday (3-27-26) for the first time this year. In an announcement from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game Friday afternoon (3-27-26), state managers said they opened the fishery to commercial seiners from 12 to 6 p.m. in Crescent Bay. https://www.kcaw.org/2026/03/28/2026-commercial-herring-fishery-opens/ Board Of Fisheries To Hold May 1 Meet

Alaska Board of Fisheries overhauls commercial drift fleet management plan KDLL by Ashlyn O'Hara - March 25, 2026 Upper Cook Inlet’s commercial driftnet fishing fleet has a new rulebook for the salmon fishing season that starts in July. on the Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s website. https://www.kdll.org/local-news/2026-03-25/board-of-fisheries-overhauls-commercial-drift-fleet-management-plan?_amp=true International GDST prepares launch of ‘Standard 2.0’ as EU’s traceab

Alaska Alaska's Bristol Bay faces stricter management as sockeye season nears Bristol Bay is home to the largest wild sockeye salmon fishery in the world. Intrafish by Rachel Sapin - March 23, 2026 Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) announced Monday the commercial season for Bristol Bay salmon fishing opens June 1 as well as new rules aimed at protecting struggling king salmon and tightening enforcement across the state’s most valuable commercial fishery. https://www.