Aquaculture

Inside one of Alaska’s national parks, a fight looms over a possible gold mine

An Alaska Native corporation leased mineral rights inside a national park to Contango Ore…

The secret life of sculpin — a tiny fish that helps scientists monitor mines

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Arctic-grown seaweed will be next big thing on your menu

Despite being a seafaring nation for centuries, it is only in recent years that…

From fish traps to factory trawlers — A ‘back to the future’ look at Seattle’s fishing industry

  An advertiser-sponsored article in the Seattle Times gushed “Wild Alaska pollock’s fishing fleet is based…

Dire condition of Alaska’s seafood industry has many causes and no easy fixes, experts say

A legislative task frce charged with recommending action to rescue the industry and communities…

Bering Sea snow crab fishing to resume, but at an ultra-low level to encourage repopulation

After an unprecedented two-year closure, there are enough snow crab to support a ‘conservative’…

Tribal groups, seeking restrictions on Alaska’s Bering Sea trawlers, get day in court

U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Gleason heard oral arguments Thursday in a lawsuit filed…

‘Huge disaster’: Historically weak pink salmon runs strain Alaska’s seine fishermen

Skippers in Prince William Sound and Kodiak say this year's pink harvest is one…