Pacific Maritime Online Magazine, July 29, 2016 By Mark Edward Nero Forty-six crewmembers aboard fishing vessel Alaska Juris, who abandoned a sinking ship near Kiska Island, about 690 miles west of Dutch Harbor, Alaska, were rescued July 26 by air crews with Coast...
Seafoodnews.com [Bristol Bay Times], July 26, 2016 By Molly Dischner Salmon and halibut may get most of the fishing attention in Bristol Bay, but that’s not the only species caught commercially here. In a lesser-discussed endeavor, Bristol Bay Economic...
Undercurrent News, June 15, 2016 By DJ Summers Editor’s note: this story has been updated with exact numbers provided by Kurt Iverson. KODIAK — A fishing tax rate glitch has new data that will increase state revenue in 2016, but the fix still needs work. “I don’t...
Undercurrent News, June 10, 2016 By Ola Wietecha As part a general industry move toward maximizing catch usage in response to regulations encouraging higher fish retention on vessels, Seattle-based United States Seafoods recently christened its newest vessel which...
Seattle Times, June 2, 2016 By Hal Bernton [cincopa AMEA5itkFTf9] Seafreeze America’s $30 million conversion is the latest investment in the local fleet of catcher processors that work off Alaska. Seattle’s fishing industry on Thursday feted the latest addition to the...
FishermensNews.com, June 1, 2016 By Peter Marsh [cincopa AYDAHgNInWgG] The F/V Ocean Peace, a 219-foot factory trawler owned by Ocean Peace Inc., was lifted out at Lake Union Dry Dock in Seattle in December for the installation of a Deflector high-lift rudder,...
