How whaling strengthens the bonds uniting nation-states and Indigenous peoples
The international community must stop viewing whaling as a binary conflict between conservationists and…
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
From the publisher: Northern Journal is back! Summer diversions have finished and we're back…
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…
