Norway's King Harald V crosses the bar

King Harald V of Norway has died at the age of 89. Here's a CNN article on his passing,

The king came to Seattle in 1995 and again in 2015, when his itinerary included a visit to Pacific Fishermen Shipyard in Ballard.

Ballard is headquarters for the North Pacific commercial fishing industry and the traditional center of Seattle's Scandinavian community.

Here's a video of the king's Pacific Fishermen visit. You're sure to recognize some famous figures from Alaska's fishing industry.

Where will wild fish stand in 2030?

Frank Asche, a prominent fisheries economist from Norway, will give a presentation tomorrow in Anchorage on global seafood markets and the rising tide of aquaculture. Click here for details.

How about this deal?

Now here's an intriguing concept for commercial fishermen facing the prospect of sharing Bristol Bay waters with oil and gas explorers following a possible federal offshore lease sale in 2011.

It seems that Norway will pay about 100 fishermen not to fish as oil hunters conduct seismic surveys.

"The agreement entails that the fishers will be compensated for refraining from fishing when this could impede the seismic acquisition activities," says this press release. "The fishers can still fish when the seismic survey vessels are not in their particular fishing areas."