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 and market conditions.

https://alaskabeacon.com/2026/08/14/preliminary-2027-forecast-for-alaskas-bristol-bay-fishery-predicts-more-smaller-sockeye/

Opinion: In Alaska, no fishery stands alone

Anchorage Daily News by Julie Sande - August 15, 2026

I grew up in the logging camps around Ketchikan. In communities like those, an industry is never just a number in an economic report.

https://www.adn.com/opinions/2026/08/16/opinion-in-alaska-no-fishery-stands-alone/*Requires Subscription

Politics

Fish fights take center stage in Alaska Senate race

A Democrat is betting that years of dwindling fish populations will help her unseat a two-term Republican incumbent.

E&E News by Ian M. Stevenson - August 17, 2026

The plight of the state’s fisheries, some of the most productive in the world, has become a flashpoint in Alaska’s Senate race and arisen as a potential weakness for two-term incumbent Dan Sullivan.

https://www.eenews.net/articles/fish-fights-take-center-stage-in-alaska-senate-race/*Requires Subscription

International

Industrial scale illegal commercial fishing continues to undermine seafood economy

New research suggests coastal communities who rely on a healthy fisheries economy would be wise to think beyond seasonal catch and domestic marketing.

The Cordova Times by Margaret Bauman - August 17, 2026

The challenge, according to new University of British Columbia (UBC) research, is no end of illegal fishing on a global scale, which pinches the wallets in these small boat communities.

https://thecordovatimes.com/2026/08/17/industrial-scale-illegal-commercial-fishing-continues-to-undermine-seafood-economy/

Russia seafood exports almost double to EU

Intrafish by Evgeny Vovchenko - August 17, 2026

While the EU debated whether or not to sanction Russian seafood, including a ban on cod, the species was one of two that grew most in exports to the European Union.

https://www.intrafish.com/trade/russia-seafood-exports-almost-double-to-eu/2-1-2030093

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