In Alaska, fishers struggle to keep orcas from their catch

UNALASKA, Alaska — The orca pod that forages in the waters just north of this Aleutian island are quick to swarm any halibut ...

WA and Alaska halibut fishing crews see troubling signs in recent harvests

Halibut fishing is struggling. The flat fish, once a mainstay for Alaska fishers — and for American families — can now cost ...
Alaska Public Media

Fishing council ties bycatch limits on Bering Sea trawlers to halibut abundance

Long-line caught halibut await unloading in Petersburg. (Angela Denning/KFSK) The council that manages fishing in federal waters voted last week to link groundfish trawl fishing in the Bering Sea and ...
The Spokesman-Review

Regulators adopt new rules to limit Alaska halibut bycatch

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The federal body responsible for regulating fisheries in U.S. waters off Alaska has adopted new rules to limit the unintentional capture of halibut by fishermen trawling the Bering ...
USA Today

Massive halibut caught in Alaska could have been a derby contender

Fishing derbies are like the lottery in that you can’t win unless you enter. Lorna Illingworth, for example, caught a 158-pound halibut last weekend while fishing during the “Halibut Hullabaloo” out ...
Alaska Dispatch News

Halibut cuts threaten the livelihood of thousands of fishermen

We are two captains with a combined experience of more than 70 years in Alaska’s groundfish trawl fisheries. In that time, we’ve been a part of a trawl fishery that has evolved and innovated heavily ...
Alaska Public Media

Commission boosts fishing limits for halibut

Long-line caught halibut await unloading in Petersburg. (Angela Denning/KFSK) A joint U.S. and Canadian commission that regulates halibut voted last week to boost this year’s fishing limits for the ...