fish factor

4 min read 2022-01-14 23:30:00

Fish Factor: There’s a whole lot of fishing going on

Wow, there is a lot of fishing going on across Alaska! Salmon is the heart of Alaska’s seafood industry, but winter is when the fishing action

5 min read 2022-01-07 00:30:00

Since 1991 the weekly Fish Factor column has highlighted Alaska’s seafood industry with its annual “Picks and Pans — a no-holds-barred look

4 min read 2021-12-31 06:30:00

An Alaska Salmon Research Task Force Act was introduced in Congress last week by Alaska Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan that, if passed,

5 min read 2021-12-28 02:04:48

Strong global and U.S. demand for sockeye salmon has pushed prices to near record highs and boosted fishermen’s paychecks. Both Silver Bay and

4 min read 2021-12-18 03:30:43

Fisheries are driven by numbers and there will be more ups than downs in 2022 catches for Alaska fishermen based on poundages set by the North

4 min read 2021-12-11 05:51:47

The Pacific halibut stock appears to be on an upswing and could result in increased catches for most regions in 2022. At the interim meeting of the

4 min read 2021-12-05 05:00:00

From left, Matt Doucett, Gerald McCune and Shae Bowman load loose fishing nets into a shipping container for recycling. (Oct. 3, 2019) Photo by

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A fishing vessel prepares to exit Cordova Harbor. (May 16, 2021) Photo by Zachary Snowdon Smith/The Cordova Times It’s a fish trifecta for

1 min read 2021-11-10 04:12:42

It’s hard to believe, but Dungeness crab in the Gulf of Alaska is now Alaska’s largest crab fishery – a distinction due to the collapse of

5 min read 2021-04-06 04:00:00

Metal signs displaying vintage salmon can label designs on display at the Copper River Gallery. (Dec. 2, 2020) Photo by Zachary Snowdon Smith/The

5 min read 2021-03-20 06:00:10

Fishing vessels near Cordova Harbor. (May 12, 2020) Photo by Zachary Snowdon Smith/The Cordova Times Alaska’s salmon harvest for 2021 is projected

5 min read 2021-03-07 05:30:16

Fishing vessels docked in Cordova Harbor. (April 29, 2020) Photo by Zachary Snowdon Smith/The Cordova Times The Pacific halibut fishery opened on

5 min read 2021-02-03 03:00:12

Floating oyster growing system by Erik O’Brien at Larsen Bay, Kodiak. Photo courtesy of Erik O’Brien Pacific halibut harvesters got some rare

6 min read 2020-12-26 07:06:34

Alaska coastal communities will get a bit of an economic boost in 2021 from increased catches of Pacific cod. The stock, which crashed after a

6 min read 2020-12-11 03:33:00

A lack of fish in the freezers is an encouraging sign for Alaska salmon as we head into the new year, driven by increasing customer demand. But