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The sunlight bounces off the glassy surface of Sitka Sound as community herring fish egg harvesters navigate the waters with boats loaded with hemlock branches for the fish to lay eggs on. Surrounded ...
Japanese consumers are readily adjusting to the improved size and quantity of domestically-produced herring. But Alaska herring has niche in sushi -- and an alluring wild "brand" that still sells.
Alaska’s lucrative herring fisheries were born in the 1950s, when Japan’s domestic herring industry all but died out. But Japanese herring are making a comeback now, thanks to a government-sponsored ...
PETERSBURG, Alaska – A few days back, Terry Arnesen throttled up the two outboards that swung from the transom of his boat as he angled his home-away-from-home out of this town’s harbor of ...
This spring, no commercial fishing will take place. Processing companies in Alaska primarily sell herring to Japan, which used to have a big market for the roe.
And he said herring fisheries in the North Atlantic are bigger. “Some of the boats they’re fishing will bring in 10 million pounds aboard,” he said.
Feature August 29, 2022 This Tiny Fish Holds Together Ecosystems and Cultures—It’s Also Under Threat The Sitka Tribe of Alaska is fighting to protect the Pacific herring, challenging the idea ...
Capital City Weekly Planet Alaska: Fishing for winter kings Time is like an endless sea as we troll along slowly. By Vivian Faith Prescott For the Capital City Weekly Wednesday, February 24, 2021 ...
As Bering Sea ice melts, Alaskans, scientists and fishing fleet witness changes ‘on a massive scale’ Researchers now are uncertain when and to what extent the ice may return, and have ...
Fishing on the Memry Anne at dusk off the coast of Alaska in 2015. The boat is one of several owned by Dean Anderson, who named it for his youngest daughter. The family splits time between Summit ...
The Sitka Sound sac roe herring fishery is in full swing. In less than a week, the fleet has caught over half of its quota. And while most crew members work on the water, spotter pilots fish for ...