As Alaska fishing season set to begin, fearful communities and seafood industry try to prevent spread of coronavirus . April 17, 2020 at 6:00 am Updated April 21, 2020 at 12:17 am . By .

A year into the crisis in Alaska’s $6 billion commercial fishing industry, there are some signs of recovery. But major threats persist, many of which fishermen feel powerless to affect.

Life aboard a vessel in Alaska brings close contact with rugged coastlines and untamed terrain. The experience includes ...

Alaska’s crab fishing industry is worth more than $200 million, ... Last year, Alaska closed king crab season for the first time since the 1990s. Advertisement.

The canceled fishing season could impact the price of crabs in the US. Photo by The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images. NOAA reported U.S. crabbers caught around 36 million pounds of the crustaceans ...

As salmon season kicks off, some Alaska fishermen fear for their futures. Some signs of recovery for $6 billion industry a year into crisis, but major threats persist.

How Covid-19 Is Threatening Alaska’s Wild Salmon Fishing Season. A Brooklyn winemaker travels north to Bristol Bay each summer to net the red salmon that support his family.

Alaska cancels snow crab season, threatening key economic driver. ... A deckhand holds up a king crab while fishing in the Bering Sea in 1990. Jean-Erick Pasquier / Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images.

Fishing boats stored on land for the winter catch some morning sunshine on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016, in Dillingham. (Erik Hill / ADN archive) TACOMA — Early next month, Trident Seafoods vessel ...