Togiak is Alaska’s largest herring fishery. But as the market for roe has shrunk, ... “Some of the boats they’re fishing will bring in 10 million pounds aboard,” he said.

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 ...

In the mid-1990s, the tribe began to fight back, first by disputing the state’s data on herring populations and then by trying to change how the fish are regulated. In Alaska, the public’s ...

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.

9. Sport fishing: I use herring pegs and a two-hook rig to hold the shape of the herring. Winter kings like that. My dad turns the boat slowly around when we reach the bluffs. He trolls along the ...

The practice of harvesting and trading herring eggs for subsistence is an old one in Southeast Alaska. But it’s one that’s threatened by commercial fishing activity and shortened harvesting ...