On this week's Alaska Fisheries Report with host Terry Haines:

A federal bill aimed at bycatch reduction has passed in a key Commerce committee, story by Alaska Public Media's Liz Ruskin, an effort to help reduce bycatch in the lab is underway, according to KUCB's Katie Reuther, and Unalaska wants the state to help ferry seafood processor workers into town, as reported by KUCB's Sofia Stuart-Rasi.

Photo: The dock at Cold Bay. (Courtesy of Michael Livingston)

On this week's Alaska Fisheries Report with host Terry Haines:

Coverage of the Kodiak Fisheries Debates from Liz Ruskin of Alaska Public Media, and Davis Hovey of KMXT, plus its an otter disaster for crabbers in Southeast Alaska, story from KSTK's Leilani Combs.

Photo: The Gubernatorial Fisheries Debate. (Kodiak Chamber of Commerce)

On this week's Alaska Fisheries Report with host Terry Haines:

A boom in the population of Southeast sea otters is bad news for dive fishermen, according to KFSK's Baiz Hoen, there will be a season for red king crab in Southeast Alaska for the second year in a row, story from KFSK's Olivia Rose, and a better than expected salmon season in Kodiak, as reported by KMXT's Katherine Irving.

Photo: Close up of a red king crab in a tote near Petersburg, September 2025. (Angela Denning/Coast Alaska)

On this week's Alaska Fisheries Report with host Terry Haines:

Kenai's Silver Salmon Derby has been cancelled, according to KDLL's Ashlyn O'Hara, St. Paul is aiming to become a research community, as reported by Katie Reuther of KUHB, and an artist with a passion for kelp forests. Photo: Artist Kalie Granier.

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On this week's Alaska Fisheries Report with host Terry Haines:

A late surge of pink salmon in Southeast Alaska reported by CoastAlaska's Angela Denning, KYUK's Evan Erickson tells of a coho closure on the Kuskokwim, Sitka salmon seiners had a record breaking month, according to KCAW's Katherine Rose, and a fisherman's bar in Sitka has acted as a gallery for an award winning artist, story by Lauren Salemo of KCAW.

Photo: Coho salmon. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.

On this week's Alaska Fisheries Report with host Terry Haines:

KFSK's Olivia Rose reports on a dramatic rescue on a Southeast seiner, and KMXT's Katherine Irving on beavers building a dam a lake in the road to the fishing hole.

Photo: The seiner Odin at Hansen Boat Yard.

On this week's Alaska Fisheries Report with host Terry Haines:

Katherine Irving of KMXT reports on new science that measures ocean acidity, the Alaska Beacon on using environmental DNA in fisheries management, and KRBD's Hunter Morrison on a request to open a sport fishery for invasive green crabs.

Invasive Green Crab. Photo: Linda Shaw, NOAA Fisheries

On this week's Alaska Fisheries Report with host Terry Haines:

Katie Reuther of KUCB reports on the golden king crab season, KFSK's Taylor Heckart on the Southeast Dungeness crab season, KRBD's Sydney Dauphinais on improvements to the Metlakatla Indian Tribe's salmon hatchery, and KCAW's Hope McKenney on a popular source of sockeye salmon for Sitkans-Redoubt.

Photo: The Redoubt weir stretches across the outflows of the lake. (KCAW/McKenney)

This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines:

Rivers are rusting across the Arctic, according to KOTZ's Desiree Hagen, Alix Soliman of KTOO reports that advocates are calling for ESA designation for grey whales, and a Ketchikan show about fish pirates is 60 years old as reported by KRBD's Hunter Morrison.

Photo: Poster for "A Fish Pirate's Daughter" (Ketchikan Area Arts and Humanities Council)

This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines:

KMXT's Katherine Irving reports on Alaska's scallop fishery, and Jessie Sheldon of KDLG adds one story on a Pebble Mine hearing and another on counting salmon with drones and AI.

Photo: Dr. Daniel Auerbach (left) and Avery Hoffman (right) fly a drone to survey the Kwethluk River in July 2024. Dr. Daniel Auerbach (left) and Avery Hoffman (right) fly a drone to survey the Kwethluk River in July 2024. Credit Andrew Magel/KRITFC.