Gulls flock to the Trident Seafood plant in Kodiak on Oct. 3, 2022. Job and wage data indicates that seafood processors faced difficulties in finding enough workers in 2023. (Photo by Yereth ...

Boats offload to Kodiak’s myriad of shoreside processing plants. (Brian Venua/KMXT) Alaska waters produce the most seafood in the country, and many of the state’s coastal communities depend on ...

The Alaska Senate has proposed a new aid package for the state’s fish processing companies — some of which have been teetering among a crash in prices that’s caused an industry-wide crisis. The Senate ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Skiffs sit on shore in the Southwest Alaska fishing town of King Cove. (Photo by James Brooks via Flickr under Creative Commons ...

Gov. Mike Dunleavy made waves recently when he proposed that Alaska get into the fish farming business. Here’s a better idea: Use more of every fish that crosses Alaska’s docks. All other U.S. protein ...

Alaska’s fishing industry has faced major challenges this past year. Low fish prices and high overhead costs have led some of the industry’s biggest players to sell or shutter their processing plants, ...

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As a commercial fisherman based in Sitka and the executive director of the Alaska Longline Fishermen’s Association (ALFA), I’ve spent decades navigating Alaska’s challenging waters and the headwinds ...

Alaska seafood processors hired fewer people in 2023 but paid them more and relied more on nonresidents to fill the jobs, a state analysis shows. The employment trends are what would be expected in an ...