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Commercial fishermen in Alaska, early 20th century. Alaska's commercial fishermen work in one of the world's harshest environments. They endure isolated fishing grounds, high winds, seasonal darkness, very cold water, icing, freezing cold temperatures, days upon days away from family, and short fishing seasons, where very long work days are the norm.
The Alaska salmon fishery is a managed fishery that supports the annual harvest of five species of wild Pacific Salmon for commercial fishing, sport fishing, subsistence by Alaska Native communities, and personal use by local residents.
Trident Seafoods is the largest seafood company in the United States, [2] harvesting primarily wild-caught seafood in Alaska [citation needed].. Trident manages a network of catcher and catcher processor vessels and processing plants across twelve coastal locations in Alaska.
Commercial fishing is the dominant economic driver of Petersburg's economy. The top producers harvest well over a million dollars of seafood each and every year. While there is a vibrant salmon troll and gillnet fleet, as well as participants in the dungeness crab and dive fisheries, the main producers in Petersburg are the 58-foot limit 'seiners'.
Aug. 23—A federal agency has cleared the way for construction of a $200 million cargo terminal on the south end of Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, near popular Kincaid Park.
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The Coast Guard received a mayday call early Sunday from the crew of the 50-foot (15 m) fishing boat Wind Walker, saying that the vessel was overturning in waters just south of Couverden Point in ...
Salmon boats fishing on the Naknek River. Alaskan aquaculture is an important resource not just for the state, but for the entire country. Alaska is filled with a variety of aquatic fish, shellfish, plants, and other species that all play an important role in the aquaculture process. Commercial salmon and herring fisheries dominate Alaskan ...