Dave LeClercq transformed a childhood fascination with boats into a decades-long run as the most productive boat builder for the Alaska fishing fleet. He died June 6 on Mercer Island. He was 93.

If king numbers remain weak, commercial fishing will react accordingly, he said. The number of sockeye salmon expected to return to upper Cook Inlet is 6.2 million, with about 4 million of them ...

As Alaska cancels its snow crab season, Oregon’s commercial fishing industry feels the effect By Rolando Hernandez ( OPB ) Oct. 31, 2022 10:31 p.m. Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 7:27 p.m.

KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska tribal group has filed a lawsuit against state officials claiming the commercial fishing permit system unfairly prevents local anglers from fishing on their ...