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Charlie Ess is the North Pacific Bureau Chief for National Fisherman.
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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
The F/V Woodstock, a blackcod and halibut longliner out of Sitka, Alaska. Photo by Joshua Roper/Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute.
Alaska halibut allocations are treading; strong spawns for blackcod
Leilani Luhrs fishes for salmon out of Togiak, Alaska. Photo courtesy Leilani Luhrs.
Who we are: Leilani Luhrs
Pacific Sardines. NOAA photo.
West Coast sardine season shuttered for a second year
Herring caught during an acoustic trawl survey of Lynn Canal in Southeast Alaska. NOAA photo.
Alaska herring run looks stronger for 2017
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