21+ hour, 11+ min ago  (406+ words) Former U. S. Rep. and U. S. Senate candidate Mary Peltola (Yup'ik)on Wednesday announced a comprehensive plan aimed at restoring Alaska's declining fisheries, pledging to combat factory trawling, reduce bycatch, and strengthen the state's seafood economy. The initiative, titled "Fighting for Alaska Fisheries,…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (528+ words) Fifteen countries signed a global declaration on Wednesday aimed at combating illegal and destructive fishing with better data. The "Mombasa Declaration", unveiled at the Our Ocean Conference in the Kenyan port city, commits countries to improved collection and sharing of…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (400+ words) At its June meeting, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) opted to request additional research on the impacts of midwater trawling in Alaska but stopped short of implementing new regulations, despite calls from the public for action. Beyond calling…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (311+ words) Trawling is in the headlines this election season " and under the microscope at the North Pacific Fishery Management Council's meeting this month. Environmental activists, with millions of dollars at their disposal, would have you believe that trawlers are mowing down…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (248+ words) The Times of Houma/Thibodaux Congress takes major leap in cracking down on illegal fishing; protecting U. S. seafood industry More than $190, 000 in unclaimed property checks headed to Terrebonne and Lafourche residents Illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing undercuts the U. S. market with cheap…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (484+ words) A Rule by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 06/16/2026 This PDF is FR Doc. 2026-12108 as it appeared on Public Inspection on 06/15/2026 at 8: 45 am. Temporary rule; extension of emergency action. Effective July 20, 2026, through December 31, 2026. Table 1 Revised 2026 Harvest Specifications, Tribal Set-Asides,…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago  (1604+ words) Every day, before sunrise breaks across Ghana's coastline, the ocean is already in motion." From Elmina, Abandze, Komenda, Anomabo to Shama all the way to Keta and countless other fishing communities along the Central, Western, Greater Accra and Volta regions,…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago  (1794+ words) Just as hundreds of fishermen begin pouring into the Aleutian Islands ahead of its most productive season, a conflict over restrictions on commercial salmon harvests has erupted. After the Alaska Board of Fisheries passed restrictions on the Aleutian commercial fleet…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago  (641+ words) Fisheries scientists at the University of Alaska Fairbanks are on a mission to find out where Chinook salmon are at all times, not to catch them, but to avoid them. Their research draws on a trove of data from a…...

1+ week, 16+ hour ago  (595+ words) Published 1: 30 pm Wednesday, June 10, 2026 By Homer News Staff Marcel Gietzmann-Sanders (left) and Michael Courtney prepare to release a tagged chinook salmon near Sand Point, Alaska, in August 2024. The tag releases on a predetermined date, floating to the surface to transmit…...