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Kodiak’s fishing fleets will head out to catch Pacific cod and rockfish starting on Jan. 1. Pacific cod harvest limits in state waters — which extend out to 3 miles from the coast — have increased since last year, while the rockfish harvest limits remain the same.  The upcoming season’s state Pacific cod harvest limits for Kodiak, Chignik and South Alaska Peninsula are 11.7 million pounds, compared to 5 million pounds for the same areas last year.  Last year’s har...

By Dec. 28, 2020 16:17 GMT Undercurrent News is now featuring Fish Factor, a weekly column featuring the reporting and perspective of Alaska seafood journalist Laine Welch As Alaska faces its toughest budget squeeze ever, the US state’s commercial fisheries are set to get a bit of a breather. But it is due more to fund swapping than lawmakers’ largess [...] Want to keep reading? sign up This field is required Remember me Enter the email address associated with your account. Well send y...

Fish Factor: Pacific cod rebound; Trade troubles; Seafood donations By Dec. 21, 2020 13:51 GMT Undercurrent News is now featuring Fish Factor, a weekly column featuring the reporting and perspective of Alaska seafood journalist Laine Welch Coastal communities in the US state of Alaska will get a bit of an economic boost in 2021 from increased catches of Pacific cod. The stock, which crashed after a multi-year heat wave starting in 2014 wiped out several year classes, appears to be reboundin...

Industry fairly optimistic about seafood sales for 2021 December 11th, 2020 |   A lack of fish in the freezers is an encouraging sign for Alaska salmon as we head into the new year, a year likely to be driven by increasing customer demand. But headwinds from trade disputes and the COVID-19 pandemic also loom large on the 2021 horizon. Those are some prime takeaways shared by Mark Palmer, president and CEO of OBI Seafoods, and Allen Kimball, vice president of global operations and sales fo...