Captain Dan Veerhusen and Jan, his wife, run the Taurus, one of the few remaining boats that still ... United Fishermen of Alaska, which promotes the state’s commercial fishing industry.

This means that the government of Alaska gives each fishing vessel a certain number of crabs they are allowed to catch for the year. Then, the crab boats head out to sea and don't stop laying ...

Alaska’s commercial dipnet fishery is getting more time on the water this season, following an expansion approved by the ...

For two years in a row, the Alaska ... commercial fisherman Gabriel Prout, who's based on Kodiak Island. "There's not a lot ...

Dealing with disappointment is something every fisherman must face. Along with the thrill of a big set of shimmering salmon, or giant halibut coming over the rail one after another, ...

Duncan grew up fishing on his father’s seiner in the small Lingít village on Admiralty Island. He graduated to his own troll boat and ... project leader at Alaska’s Commercial Fisheries ...

NOAA Fisheries works with communities, harvesters, and processors to navigate solutions in a pinch. The Alaska Bering Sea snow crab fishery is open for the first time in 2 years after a sharp decline ...