Nov. 5—The number of commercial fishing jobs in Alaska plunged to a new low last year as the industry struggles with disrupted fisheries, low prices, climate change and foreign competition that could ...

HOMER — On a brilliant spring morning, Buck Laukitis, a longtime fisherman from this Kenai Peninsula town, stood at the city dock watching his catch come ashore. Crew members aboard Laukitis’ boat, ...

Commercial fishing jobs in Alaska are down for the fifth year in a row. That's according to new economic data from the state Department of Labor for the year 2024. Seafood harvesting jobs — which ...

Federal prosecutors are recommending that an Alaska fisherman serve six months in prison, pay a $25,000 fine and be banned from commercial fishing for a year after lying about fishing catches and ...

Salmon fishing boats operate outside of the Southeast Alaska town of Sitka. Many coastal Alaskans say that a half-century of the state's limited-entry system for commercial fishing has resulted in an ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Recent cuts to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services could end programs that are “critical” for commercial fishing safety in Alaska, according to the Alaska Marine ...

The Alaska Longline Fishermen’s Association (ALFA), in partnership with the Alaska Sustainable Fisheries Trust (ASFT), is seeking applicants for its Crew Training Program ahead of the 2026 fishing ...