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.

Alaska Better protections sought for salmon habitat in transboundary waters National Fisherman by Margaret Bauman - March 23, 2026 Transboundary rivers flowing from Canada into Southeast Alaska yield harvests of millions of salmon with an annual value of over $225 million, an economic driver that fishermen contend needs further environmental protection. https://www.nationalfisherman.com/better-protections-sought-for-salmon-habitat-in-transboundary-waters *Requires Subscripti

Alaska Alaska Pollock Fishery Recertified as Sustainable by Marine Stewardship Council For Next Five Years Seafood News by Ryan Doyle - March 20, 2026 The nation's largest fishery and the world's second-largest-volume fishery, Alaska pollock, was certified for the fifth time by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) yesterday. Alaska pollock, caught primarily in the eastern Bering Sea, was first certified in 2005 and has now been recertified until 2031, following a comprehensiv

Alaska Kodiak pollock fleet to ‘stand down’ to support members Kodiak Daily Mirror by Steve Williams - March 17, 2026 About 28 Kodiak-based pollock trawlers will stop fishing starting today through Friday, so as not to gain a competitive advantage over other fleet members who are attending the Alaska Board of Fish meetings in Anchorage through Friday. https://www.kodiakdailymirror.com/news/article_649216db-3d06-4d61-9e14-8f3c64caed9e.html *Requires Subscription West Coast Reg

National ANALYSIS: Salmon and Pollock Dominate EU‑US Seafood Flows as Trade Balance Shifts Expana by Fabienne O'Donoghue - March 13, 2026 At a time when US tariff policy reflects both commercial and geopolitical considerations of its partners, and given the temporary halt to the US‑EU trade agreement reached last summer, it is especially relevant to review the seafood trade relationship between the United States and the European Union. According to Eurostat data, the 2025 sea

Alaska Data shows continued strength for Alaska sockeye salmon market Improving market dynamics made 2025 a successful season in Bristol Bay. Intrafish by Rachel Sapin - March 12, 2026 More preliminary data from the 2025 salmon season in Alaska’s Bristol Bay, the world’s largest wild sockeye salmon fishery, continues to point to what will likely be a stronger year than the previous when it comes to prices paid to fishermen. https://www.intrafish.com/salmon/data-shows-continue

Alaska Southwest Alaska is home to four of the nation’s top fishing ports Kodiak Daily Mirror by Terry Haines - March 10, 2026 The Southwest Alaska Municipal Conference held its yearly Economic Summit last week. This confusingly named organization is all about economic development in Alaska’s Southwest Region, which includes Kodiak, Bristol Bay and the Aleutians. https://www.kodiakdailymirror.com/community/article_34d03a53-7a11-4192-81f1-b7f0dde6e758.html *Requires Subscript