The F/T Araho – ‘The Next Level’ for Bering Sea Fishery

Pacific Fishing – Welcome Aboard, April 2017 By Daniel Mintz Vessel of the century: The O’Hara Corp.’s 100-plus-year history has reached many milestones, including the latest – the construction of a technologically sophisticated 194-foot-long factory...

Navy Ship Embarks on New Career in Fishing Fleet

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...

The F/V Ocean Peace is Modernize and Upgraded

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,...

Alaska Working on State Flatfish Tax Fix to Capture Foregone Revenue

Seafoodnews.com [Alaska Journal of Commerce], December 10, 2015 By DJ Summers A state tax rate glitch let groundfish trawlers off the hook for more than $10 million of fishery taxes in the last half decade, and there’s no concrete fix just yet. The fishery resource...

Halibut Deck Sortin on Track to Deliver Substantial Mortality Improvements This Season

Seafoodnews.com, December 3, 2015 By John Sackton Halibut deck sorting has helped flatfish catcher-processors reduce halibut bycatch this season. The fleet also used halibut excluders and changed locations to avoid halibut hotspots. The net result is that the flatfish...