Commercial fishing jobs in Alaska are down for the fifth year in a row. That’s according to new economic data from the state ...

The number of seafood harvesters in Alaska’s famed industry has set a new record low, surpassing last year’s record low, ...

Skiffs sit on shore in the Southwest Alaska fishing town of King Cove. (Photo by James Brooks via Flickr under Creative Commons license) The fishing fleet in the Southwest Alaska town of King Cove ...

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 ...

The number of commercial fishing jobs in Alaska plunged to a new low last year as the industry struggles with disrupted ...

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 U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski and other coastal senators have proposed legislation to exempt seafood processing companies from a cap on the number of international workers they can hire through the ...

Here's a recap of the top daily seafood stories from Tuesday, June 17: 'Time is of the essence:' King Cove mayor frustrated Alaska fish processing plant remains idle The mayor of King Cove, Alaska has ...

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 ...