Are you going?

Pacific Marine Expo, the big trade show, is set for Nov. 19-21 in downtown Seattle.

The main headline this year is a change of venue for the event. After many years in the exhibition hall next to the Seahawks stadium, Expo now will be held at the Seattle Convention Center's Arch building.

Full details for the show are available here.

Expo offers commercial fishermen the chance to shop the latest in fishing gear, marine engines and safety equipment, and talk directly with regulators and fish cops. Also, be sure to catch the education program.

Turning about

"After losing jobs for five straight years, Alaska's seafood harvesting industry grew 4 percent in 2025," the state Department of Labor reports in Trends magazine.

Tender Amatuli for sale

Here's a reel with details.

Mind the teeth

Here's an interesting article about one of the more fascinating creatures in Alaska waters — the salmon shark.

"If you incidentally catch a salmon shark please contact me," writes Sabrina Garcia, a marine research biologist with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.

Bristol Bay forecast is out!

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is forecasting a 2027 harvest of just under 34 million Bristol Bay sockeye salmon.

That would be a significant increase from this season's catch of about 30 million sockeye.

Another closure for Kodiak Tanner crab

The Kodiak District bairdi Tanner crab fishery will remain closed for a second consecutive season, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced.

The closure continues the fishery's slump.

A few years back, for the 2023 fishery, managers sparked great excitement in setting a guideline harvest level of 5.8 million pounds for the Kodiak District. GHLs tapered from there.

For the 2027 season, the Chignik and South Peninsula districts also will be closed along with the Kodiak District, Fish and Game said.

Catch down, value up

This year's commercial salmon harvest of 99 million fish was only half that of 2025. But value was up 20 percent to $648 million, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game reports.

Much more detail in this season summary.