Things to do in Sitka…
Well, the weather was great yesterday and we had the day off. After driving up and down the road looking for spawn, we checked out the local sites. We found the Raptor Center, the Fortress of the...
View ArticleAlaska Fisheries Report: Slow Fishing, King Salmon Season and Board of...
http://media.aprn.org/2011/afr-20110414.mp3 Coming up this week, herring fishing is slow around Ketchikan, despite not having an opening since the Bicentennial; There are concerns over the Bristol Bay...
View ArticleWest Behm Canal Herring Fishery Closes
WEST BEHM HERRING FISHERY ENDS — The Metlakatla-based commercial gillnet boat Monica Ann harvests herring Tuesday at Vallenar Bay during the state’s 2011 West Behm Canal commercial herring sac roe...
View ArticleWhere have millions of Pacific salmon gone?
In Canada’s Fraser River a mysterious illness has killed millions of Pacific salmon, and scientists have a new hypothesis about why: the wild salmon are suffering from viral infections similar to...
View ArticleAlaskan Commercial Fishermen Need Fresh Blood. Any Takers?
Looking to find a job in the Commercial Fishing Industry. Look no further. www.fishingjobs.com On the last official day of the legislative session, the House Fish Committee introduced a resolution...
View ArticleGirls Kill Fish!
Commercial fishing would be nothing without our female fishkillers. Here’s a great example celebrating Alaska‘s ladies of the sea. The videos are by a fellow fisherman skysirrico, AKA American...
View ArticleCommercial fishermen catch 32,000 on opening day: Commerical Fishing | Alaska...
The first-day total from Kodiak commercial salmon fishing was more than 32,000 fish. KMXT-Radio reported the bulk of Thursday’s catch was sockeye salmon, along with some chum, kings and a few early...
View ArticleFish Tales of Fortune and Faliure
The salmon season in Southeast Alaska has produced a interesting twist in the last few weeks. After a record breaking run of early pinks in July, the fish have tapered off to a trickle. The closures...
View ArticleSalmon Fisherman See Lull in Fishing- Petersburg Pilot
Petersburg fishermen and processors are seeing a lull in fishing after a strong showing north of Petersburg so far in the season. The run has been so strong thus far that the Alaska Department of...
View ArticleUniversity of Alaska to Start Commercial Fishing Course?
Image by gillfoto via Flickr Over the years of fishing, I have seen many of pitiful greenhorns. While its nice to see the fresh perspective of a new face, its always frustrating knowing these...
View ArticleAmazing Fisherman | Oral History “Blue” Fulford.
This is a great story of a fisherman coping with the changing times in the fishing world. Great video. Check out the WaterAtlas channel for more. Related articles Fisherman Nabs Cyclops Shark...
View ArticleAlaska Commercial Fishing ViewPoints | F/V Sylvia
“Salmon” is the name of the game, and the F/V Sylvia conquers southeast in style with this great GoPro HD compilation. The use of multiple angles with the combination of underwater shots is a nice...
View ArticleFishtory | Commercial Fishing Back In The Day
Fishing is as old as the sea. Once man was able to conquer the waters, commercial fishing was a natural progression. In this new section, I’ll highlight some of commercial fishing greatest moments in...
View ArticleAmerican Fisherman | F/V Debra D | Boat Cribs
Jason Crosby, a multi-generational fisherman and a mini media mogul has just released the newest video in his Youtube quiver. He recently broke 1,000,000 hits on his youtube channel for the series,...
View ArticleCommercial Fishing Photo Of The Day | Southeast Skiff Surfin
——————————– Jon Stack off the F/V Jean D enjoys some off time during the record 2011 salmon run. Most of the seining fleet was jam packed into the north end Chatham Strait, so we headed in to...
View ArticleCommercial Fishing Photo Of The Day | 4th Of July 2012
Another summer of salmon is just around the corner and I can’t wait! This was taken during our 4th of July celebration while in Kendrick Bay! 10 boats rafted up together to celebrate the...
View ArticleCommercial Fishing Video Of The Day | Halibut Fishing: A Family Affair
The 102-year-old halibut fishing schooner Tordensjkold spearheads a small fleet of Seattle-based commercial fishing vessels as they steam into their second centuries on the Alaska fishing grounds....
View ArticleAlaska Commercial Fishing Viewpoints | F/V Quandary
Alaska Commercial Fishing Viewpoints | F/V Quandary vine.co/v/bTQTrnr3uAW— DDC (@JuneauTek) April 07, 2013 Another salmon season is just around the corner! I hope you enjoy the new Vine app from...
View ArticleCommercial Fishing Photo Of The Day | Mysteries Of The Deep
This strange honeycomb like organism came up in one of our night sets while fishing for squid in 2010. I have not been able to figure out what his thing is. Im hoping that someone out there...
View ArticleAlaska Commercial Fishing Viewpoints | El Salmon
I have a bunch of these Vines from throughout the summer, I’ll be re-posting them here and there. If you are on vine, follow me @ juneautek. How many kinds of salmon can you spot?Filed under: Alaska...
View ArticleCommercial Fishing Video Of The Day | Bag Rollin |Ustream 2013
While fishing outside of Sitka this summer we had 4G cell service so, I recorded a huge LIVE stream of our fishing day. Here is a nice highlight from the day of a big bag rolling aboard. To see more...
View ArticleCommercial Fishing Video Of The Day | F/V SeaForth
Via Vimeo: A quick glimpse into the commercial fishing world of gillnetting in southeast alaska. It may be a five minute long film, but it’s a 3 month long season. When you’re the one filming and...
View ArticleCommercial Fishing Video Of the Day | Kolstrand Line Tailer
Take a look at Kolstrand’s latest innovation for the purse seine industry. The purse line was traditionally stacked by a crewmember, but innovation has changed the pace of the fishing operation...
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