This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines:

KCAW's Hope McKinney reports on a trio of allegedly intentional boat sinkings, the Aleutians East Borough has filed a complaint against a Board of Fisheries member, story from Theo Greenly of KUCB, a crabber has died after falling overboard, as reported by KUCB's Maggie Nelson, and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game is restricting sport fishing for king salmon and rockfish.

Photo: Yelloweye rockfish (ADF&G)

This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines:

KYUK's Evan Erickson reports on restricted salmon fishing in Area M to avoid Yukon-bound chums, Hunter Morrison on extending the Southeast shrimp closure to sport and subsistence, courtesy of KRBD, and KMXT's own Davis Hovey on a new producer of seed kelp in Kodiak.

Photo: Fritz Charles’ family picks a chinook salmon from the net. (Photo courtesy of Sharon F. Charles)

This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines:

Alix Soliman reports on the perils and promise of mariculture in SE, Colette Czarnecki on a Wrangell fisherman roundtable, and severe restrictions on Cook Inlet sport king fishing, according to KDLL's Ashlyn O'Hara. Photo: Thousands of young Pacific oysters grow in bins within the floating upweller system, or FLUPSY. (Photo by Alix Soliman/KTOO)

This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines:

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council has voted to adopt chum salmon bycatch measures on Bering Sea pollock, as reported by the Alaska Desk's Alena Naiden, and KUCB's Theo Greenly looks at the CDQ groups in the middle. Plus KMXT's Davis Hovey has some good news for Kodiak's cod fishermen.

Photo: Chum salmon. (National Marine Fishery Service)

This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines:

The North Pacific Management Council finally takes final action on measures to curtail chum salmon bycatch in the Bering Sea pollock fishery.

Photo: Trawl net and codend in Unalaska's Carl E. Moses Boat Harbor, April 2025. (Theo Greenly)

This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines:

Theo Greenly reports on possible chum salmon bycatch measures for Bering Sea pollock, Davis Hovey on a subdued assessment for Gulf of Alaska cod, and no revised bag limits for sport halibut, for now.

Photo: Pollock (NOAA Fishwatch)

This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines:
KRBD's Hunter Morrison reports on the Southeast Alaska chinook forecast, Avery Ellfeldt from KHNS on the implications of warming wetlands on salmon, and a report on the Alaska Young Fishermen's Summit from Alix Soliman, compliments of KTOO.

Photo: Rowan Miller attended this year''s Young Fishermen's Summit this year in Juneau. (Photo courtesy of Rowan Miller)

This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines:

KMXT's Davis Hovey provides a mariculture update for the state, plus an overview of the Bycatch Reduction and Research Act.

Photo: Alaska trawler. (Theo Greenly/KUCB )

This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines:

KUCB's Maggie Nelson reports that a major pollock processor will employ fewer foreign workers, KCAW's Katherine Rose says the Sitka Sound sac roe herring fishery is a go (if anyone goes) and the Alaska Groundfish Data Bank is closing up shop, according to KMXT's Davis Hovey.

Photo: Seiners in the fourth opening of the Sitka Sound sac roe herring fishery, in 2014. (KCAW file photo)

This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines:

Jill Fratis reports on the rescue of nine fishermen from their grounded vessel for KNBA, KMXT's Davis Hovey on cod quota based on obsolete numbers, and Sitka's Fish to Schools program is in the spotlight, courtesy of KCAW's Ryan Cotter.

Photo: Sitka Conservation Society and Shee Atiká staff pose with donated sockeye salmon from Shee Atiká. (Sitka Conservation Society)