'Trouble at Sea'

A documentary film titled "Trouble at Sea" is set to air at 7 p.m. tonight on Alaska Public Media TV.

The film "explores the ecological ripple effects of salmon hatcheries and asks Alaskans to engage in hard conversations about the future of our changing oceans," according to an online promo.

The hatchery industry already is firing back. Here's a statement from Salmon Hatcheries for Alaska.

King Cove mayor issues 'help wanted' plea

The imperiled town's seafood processing plant is "now going on three years of being closed," writes Mayor Warren Wilson.

An update on the Metlakatla case

Here's the story from Alaska Public Media's Eric Stone.

Showtime in Seattle

Pacific Marine Expo runs today through Saturday in Seattle.

The huge trade show annually attracts scores of North Pacific commercial fishermen looking to shop gear or mingle with old friends.

Show details are here.

Are you going? I hope so. Unfortunately, Deckboss can't make it this year.

'Salmon everywhere'

Here's what happens when you knock out a bunch of dams on a legacy salmon river.

Avoiding salmon in the Bering Sea pollock fishery

A new study examines how the pollock fishery might avoid salmon bycatch by better understanding how Chinook and chum respond to oceanographic conditions.

An 'average' pink salmon forecast

"The 2026 Southeast Alaska pink salmon harvest is expected to be near average, with a harvest forecast of 19 million fish," says this advisory announcement.