Unalaska’s U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit is responding to a distressed vessel near the island’s landfill.The F/V Northern Endurance ran aground near Iliuliuk Bay along Summer Bay Road sometime ...

A number of the larger commercial fishing boats that call Newport’s Yaquina Bay their home headed out last week for the annual trek to Alaska’s Bering Sea. It can take eight to 10 days for them to ...

45 x 35 cm. (17.7 x 13.8 in.) ...

A small pollock fishery also opens in state waters at Prince William Sound, which has a catch quota of just over 9 million pounds. Alaska winter fishing also includes lots of crabbing A handful of ...

For two years in a row, the Alaska Department of Fish ... "There's not a lot you can do. These boats are specifically designed to go out and catch crab, so we're over $4 million in debt." ...

Southeast Alaska’s next commercial golden king crab and Tanner crab fisheries will open on Feb. 17. The Tanner crab population is on a slight decline, whereas golden king crab is on track for an ...

17.25 x 23.38 in. (43.8 x 59.4 cm.) ...

Researchers recently found that the Alaska red king crab should be split into six, maybe even seven, genetically distinct groups. A new study found that Alaska red king crabs are more genetically ...

Red king crab harvested in Alaska is seen in this undated photo. Red king crab are the largest of Alaska’s commercially harvested crab species, and their meat is prized as a delicacy.

Having toured extensively in the U.S.and Europe with live, improvised soundtrack accompaniment by the critically acclaimed Boxhead Ensemble, Dutch Harbor sits at the forefront of a movement that ...

For two years in a row, the Alaska Department of Fish ... "There's not a lot you can do. These boats are specifically designed to go out and catch crab, so we're over $4 million in debt." ...