On this week's Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines:KBBI's Jamie Diep reports that mariculturists are optimistic about the potential upsides of a new Alaska state law. And the economic ripple effects of the sudden closure of the Central Gulf of Alaska pollock fishery are explored by KMXT's Davis Hovey.

Photo: Crew members shovel pollock onboard a trawler in 2019. Nat Herz/Alaska Public Media

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

Trident has sold its plant in Kodiak, the last one on its chopping block, , story from KMXT's Brian Venua, who also participates in a two way with KMXT's Davis Hovey discussing the recent fisheries debate among Alaska's Congressional candidates. And Simon Lopez adds a story about challenging times for fishermen on the southern Kenai Peninsula.

Photo: Nick Begich, Republican candidate for U.S. House, speaks during a Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024 debate in Kodiak. At center is Alaskan Independence Party candidate John Wayne Howe, and at right is Rep. Mary Peltola, D-Alaska. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)

On this week's Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KUCB's Maggie Nelson reports that the Alaska Department of Fish and Game has given a green light to a snow crab season, and that Trident Seafoods is unlikely to process any of them in St. Paul. Also Katherine Rose finishes up her series of stories from Japan for KCAW with a look at the future of herring there.

This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines:

KMXT's Davis Hovey reports on the sudden closure of the Central Gulf pollock fishery, a story about Nikolski's salmon derby from KUCB's Sofia Stuart-Rasi, and from KNBA, Rhonda McBride tells of a lawsuit that seeks to change how the National Marine Fisheries Service manages Bering Sea pollock.

Photo: Alaska pollock make up the nation’s top-volume single-species commercial seafood catch. Alaska pollock, harvested mostly in the Bering Sea but also in the Gulf of Alaska, are processed into fish sticks, fish burgers, imitation crab meat and other common fish products. (Photo provided by NOAA)

This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KDLL's Ashlyn O'Hara reports on federal relief money that will finally get into the hands of Alaskan fishermen, KMXT's Brian Venua on Alaska's only crayfish derby, and Davis Hovey, also at KMXT, supplies a 2 way conversation with Nat Herz on a Peter Pan investor's successful bid for many of the troubled company's assets.

Photo: King Cove in August 2023. The Peter Pan processing facility here was among assets for which Rodger May was the successful bidder. (Theo Greenly/KUCB)

This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines:

KRBD's Michael Fannelli reports on a kelp conference in Ketchikan, Alaska's Fish and Game supplies data and drama to the National Marine Fisheries Service, and Jack Darrell offers a sport report for Prince of Wales Island.

Photo: Panelists discuss how to accelerate the U.S. seaweed industry for the Seagriculture conference hosted at the Ted Ferry Civic Center. (From left to right) Jim Andersen, Nichole Price, Emily Patrolia, Keolani Booth, and Alicia Bishop. (Michael Fanelli/KRBD)

This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: Jamie Diep of KBBI reports that a namesake fish processor in Whittier has filed for bankruptcy. The book has been published containing the proposals to be considered by the Board of Fisheries in their next cycle. And KDLL's Hunter Morrison adds a story on the Kenai Silver Salmon Derby.

Photo: Whittier Seafood's processing facility | Photo courtesy of Whittier Seafood

This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KOTZ's Desiree Hagen reports on the shocking crash of Kotzebue Sound chum salmon, plus The Trouble with Marimo Balls.

Photo: Marimo ball with zebra mussel visible. (Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife.)

This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KMXT's Davis Hovey reports on a warmer future for arctic waters, Shelby Herbert of KFSK on a letter from the Petersburg Assembly objecting to labeling Gulf of Alaska king salmon as endangered, which also has the Kenai River Sportfishing Association riled up, according to KDLL's Ashlyn O'Hara.

Photo: Alaska Department of Fish and Game policy advisor Dani Evenson speaks about a petition to list Gulf of Alaska king salmon as endangered during the Kenai Class Roundtable on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O'Hara/KDLL)

This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KFSK's Shelby Herbert reports on the lifting of a court order that would have halted the Southeast Alaska king salmon troll fishery, KRBD's Jack Darrell on the arrest of a Ketchikan man accused of stealing dungy gear, and Colette Czarnecki of KSTK tells us why a Southeast Alaska tribe wants to know how much fish Alaskans eat.