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Alaska commercial fishing news and notes

Thursday, January 29, 2026

Look out for the ladder cops

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A fishing vessel owner tells Deckboss he was surprised a few days ago when a U.S. Coast Guard boarding team issued his skipper a ticket for ...
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Monday, January 26, 2026

Seattle sinking

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A venerable fishing vessel, the Quaker Maid, sadly has sunk at Fishermen's Terminal in Seattle. We don't have any details on how thi...
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Sunday, January 25, 2026

Here's your Copper River salmon forecast

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The Alaska Department of Fish and Game predicts an uninspiring commercial harvest this year of 728,000 sockeye.
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Friday, January 23, 2026

Juneau watch

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The House Special Committee on Fisheries has introduced House Joint Resolution 29 supporting continued prohibition of Russian seafood impor...
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Halibut catch limit goes lower, but only a little

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The International Pacific Halibut Commission, meeting this week in Bellevue, Washington, set this year's coastwide catch limit at 29.33 ...
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Thursday, January 22, 2026

Congressman Begich draws a fisherman challenger

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Independent Bill Hill, a Bristol Bay salmon driftnetter and former teacher, says he'll run against U.S. Rep. Nick Begich, R-Alaska. Here...
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Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Two hoisted from boat in distress off Kodiak

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Details and a photo in this press release from the U.S. Coast Guard.
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