Promoting Sustainable Fisheries to Feed the World
SUMMARY Protecting the oceans off of Alaska’s coast has been a challenge shared by fishermen, processors, marine scientists and coastal communities for years. The science-based catch share management programs developed to protect these marine ecosystems are now considered some of … Continued
In today’s global marketplace sustainable fisheries are often identified through independent certification processes or reputable seafood guides. But at the coastal community level, where entire businesses and communities are dependent on the long-term health of their fisheries, it is measured … Continued
The great seas and oceans off the coast of Alaska teem with life that provides us all with wild, sustainable seafood. protecting these oceans has been a challenge shared by fishermen, processors, marine scientists and coastal communities for years. Today … Continued
Restoring Marine Mammal Habitat: The Ocean Clipper Project SUMMARY St. Paul Island, Alaska is home to the world’s largest population of Northern Fur Seals. This Aleut community is also near the center of the great Bering Sea fisheries, and economically … Continued
The Bering Sea trawl fleet, working with Federal scientists, has developed fishing gear that reduces seafloor contact and avoids the fish they do not want to catch. Modifying flatfish trawls to reduce seafloor contact and minimize effects on common sessile … Continued
Learn how scientists set sustainable catch limits for the commercial fleet working in federal waters off of the coast of Alaska. Stock Assessment 101 by Andre E. Punt (.pdf)
Fishing is the lifeblood of Kodiak, a small community in the Gulf of Alaska which prides itself on its diversity of fisheries. Everyone is involved from small locally owned ‘mom and pop’ repair shops to large corporate entities. This former … Continued
The Kodiak trawl fleet has been working hard to make sure it only catches the fish we’re supposed to, to keep Alaska’s oceans healthy! This video shows a collaborative project to develop a ‘halibut excluder’ – a device that lets … Continued
SUMMARY What are Alaska’s commercial fisheries? Where do they occur? Who manages them? What is their economic impact? Fisheries in Alaska occur in Alaska’s rivers, lakes, and marine waters from the shore out to the limit of the 200 mile … Continued
The Development of Halibut Excluders to Reduce Bycatch in the Gulf of Alaska Cod Fisheries SUMMARY While halibut excluder usage already occurs in many Bering Sea bottom trawl fisheries, Gulf of Alaska trawlers represent a challenge because the rigid halibut … Continued