The halibut season is off to a slow start in Homer, with so few deliveries that National Marine Fisheries Service…
After one-year hiatus, winter king tournament is back with COVID safety restrictions
Pandemic regulations extended another season allowing medical transfers of IFQ
Missed fuel delivery hurts crab fishermen seeking to refuel at St. Paul
Fish and Game predicts a 61% increase in salmon catches, mostly pinks
Gross proposes extending state waters to 12 miles
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council voted to reccomend the closure last December.
Pandemic work conditions prevented mass mailings of IFQ permits
Three surveys will look at financial impacts before and during the pandemic
Pandemic impact in Bristol Bay alone estimated at $30-40 million
Sablefish numbers are too small for market but still must be retained under IFQ regulations
Homer boat was fishing for Pacific cod when Coast Guard patrol found halibut on board
Area 3A, the central Gulf of Alaska, gets 8.95 million pounds for the commercial sector and 1.95 million pounds for the charter sector.
