News, articles, photos, and other information about commercial fishing in North America.
NOAA archaeologists have discovered the battered hulls of two 1800s whaling ships nearly 144 years after they and 31 others sank off the Arctic coast of Alaska in one of the planet’s most unexplored ocean regions. The shipwrecks, and parts … Continued
The Alaska Fisheries Science Center recently released a new guide to species commonly known as cods in the eastern North Pacific. Five families are represented: the true cods (Gadidae), grenadiers (Macrouridae), codlings (Moridae), hakes (Merlucciidae), and arrowtails (Melanonidae). The guide … Continued
The Secretary of Commerce has approved a fishery management plan amendment to reduce halibut bycatch in four sectors of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands groundfish fisheries. Amendment 111 reduces the overall Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area halibut … Continued
2016 Alaska Young Fishermen’s Summit Westmark Baranof Hotel Juneau, Alaska January 27–29, 2016 In January 2016, the Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program will host the sixth Alaska Young Fishermen’s Summit. The event is designed to provide information and opportunities … Continued