Posts Tagged ‘fisheries’
In Norton Sound, Expect Strong Salmon Runs This Summer
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game says salmon runs in the Norton Sound district are expected to be at least as strong as last year, with the exception of king salmon.
Read MoreNorton Sound Herring Bait Harvest Breaks 10-Year Record
The herring bait fishery has seen the best harvest numbers since 2008 and could break the 1997 record if the 100-ton quota is met.
Read MoreMarine Biologists Seek Answers in a Warmer Bering Sea
A group of marine scientists is visiting Western Alaska this week to discuss the results of a second bottom-trawl survey of the northern Bering Sea.
Read MoreStrong Year for Commercial Salmon Harvest Statewide
Alaska Department of Fish & Game harvest and value estimates released last week show a jump in both catch and prices paid to fishermen in 2017, as well as the all-time record chum harvest statewide.
Read MoreNOAA To Consider Bowhead Whale Catch Limits
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has announced it intends to formally assess the impacts of issuing annual catch limits for the subsistence harvest of bowhead whales. Any changes would go into effect in 2019.
Read MoreNorton Sound Beluga Whale Population is “Abundant,” New Survey Suggests
According to the survey’s late June count, 917 whales have been seen in the Norton Sound. In a NOAA Fisheries press release, the surveyors said these numbers “put us well on track to being able to update the abundance estimate for this population of belugas.”
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