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Here's a press release from the U.S. Coast Guard.

Here are two items of interest from the Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission. • The commission will hold a public meeting beginning ...

Here's the announcement from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.

Details in this press release from the Alaska State Troopers. Visit our companion blog The Brig for lots more fisheries enforcement news...

The Prince William Sound herring food and bait fishery will open in November with a guideline harvest level of 500 tons , the Alaska Departm...

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game today released its summary of the Prince William Sound salmon season , and many of the results are ug...

Dozens of Alaska commercial fisheries are limited — that is, restricted to a maximum number of participants. Now, another fishery is moving ...

An updated Prince William Sound herring stock assessment shows an estimated spawning biomass of 29,253 short tons. "It is the largest e...

The spawning biomass estimate for Prince William Sound herring is the largest since 2009, but fisheries will remain closed through mid-2023....

This just in from state officials: The threat of a large and potentially dangerous tsunami is looming in Prince William Sound, where an in...

Regular Deckboss readers surely will recall our post on a violent skirmish involving three fishing vessels in Prince William Sound. One o...

Prince William Sound is no longer excluded — the region's salmon fishery has been certified as well-managed and sustainable under the Ma...

Alaska's salmon fishery — with one big exception — is certified as well-managed and sustainable under the Marine Stewardship Council p...

The F/V Temptation with significant damage to its port side. The Alaska State Troopers are investigating an incident in which a commercia...

The return of Alaska's major salmon processors to the Marine Stewardship Council program is now official with the signing of this certif...

Here are a few items of interest from Alaska's commercial salmon season thus far. • The statewide, all-species salmon catch stands at ...

The research in Prince William Sound will make use of wave gliders that look like surfboards.

The Copper River/Prince William Sound Marketing Association is looking to hire up to two boats to help supply ice during the upcoming salmon...

Deckboss just got off the line with Dan Gray of the state Department of Fish and Game down in Sitka. Purse seiners are making what are bel...

A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter out of Cordova this morning hoisted a possible stroke victim off the processing ship Island Enterprise in Prin...