National Fisherman

Blackcod

Salmon on the brain

Alaska update: Salmon landings at 13.6 million, but the fish are small; longliners have taken a third of TAC

Laine Welch

Workers unload halibut at Pacific Seafood processing plant in Kodiak.

Restaurant closings, depressed Japan market push halibut, blackcod prices down

Charlie Ess

Fishing boats tied up in Petersburg, Alaska. Creative Commons photo by Flickr user brewbooks. jobs — Fishing boats tied up in Petersburg, Alaska. Creative Commons photo by Flickr user brewbooks.

Alaska fisheries update: Are you ready for summer salmon?

Laine Welch

Captain Robert Hanson comes into Dutch Harbor, Alaska, with blackcod pots on the F/V Oracle.

Alaska fisheries update: Soft markets stall efforts

Laine Welch

Unloading Alaska halibut. NOAA photo.

Mail Buoy: Once upon a time in Alaska

Guest Author

Captain Robert Hanson comes into Dutch Harbor, Alaska, with blackcod pots on the F/V Oracle.

Hot for pots: Alaska longliners advocate for new gear

Jessica Hathaway

Alaska halibut surveys improve; Japanese markets sink blackcod prices

Charlie Ess

In the small boat harbor at Kodiak, Alaska. James Brooks photo.

Harvesting the haul

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Deckhand Maureen O

Carryover frozen halibut brews competition in Alaska

Charlie Ess

Fresh caught blackcod, also known as sablefish, sits on ice in a Newport, Ore., fish market. NOAA photo by Alix Smith.

Blackcod market stagnates as cold storage holdings pile up on West Coast

Charlie Ess

Fresh caught blackcod, also known as sablefish, sits on ice in a Newport, Ore., fish market. NOAA photo by Alix Smith.

Fish farming fears take root as domestic demand for blackcod rises

Charlie Ess