Never bet against tech Part 3 of a 4-part series Now semi-retired Alaska economist Gunnar Knapp, the nation’s foremost authority on the economics of the Alaska fishing business, offered a ...

The state report found that the commercial fishing sector lost 443 jobs in 2024, a 7.6 percent drop from 2023. On average, ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

As food prices rise and federal leaders revisit trade and nutrition policies, one solution has quietly been working for ...

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