Tweet Sheefish are the largest members of the whitefish family. In late summer 2007, I began what turned into a 13-year study of sheefish in the Kuskokwim River. Radiotelemetry techniques were used between 2007-2016 to expand our knowledge of spawning … Continue reading →
Tweet Tiger rockfish – the Jack of Diamonds The newest guide to Alaska rockfish has an unusual format: a deck of standard, poker-size playing cards. The ten of spades features the rougheye rockfish – which can live to be more … Continue reading →
Tweet NOAA Fisheries’ John Moran reaches with a pole to cut a line entangling a humpback whale in Dutch Harbor, Alaska. Credit: NOAA The foundation of responding to entangled whales is the on-water community. NOAA’s Alaska Marine Mammal Stranding Network … Continue reading →
Tweet AlaskaBy Riley Woodford Black rockfish as seen by an underwater video camera Along the coast of Kodiak Island and the Alaska Peninsula, schools of rockfish swim the green waters surrounding submerged pinnacles and reefs. Biologists identify and count these … Continue reading →
Tweet September 19, 2019/in Advocacy, Featured, News The Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission recently announced new requirements for fisheries targeting tuna in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO). These new regulations intend to reduce sea turtle bycatch but have the potential to help billfish as well. While much … Continue reading →
Tweet The big, toothy wolf eel seemed to glare at the camera as it was illuminated by the twin headlights of the underwater survey vehicle. Another video clip shows a small, startled octopus darting toward and then under the vehicle, squirting ink … Continue reading →
Tweet A native Alaska rainbow trout. Photo by Shane Hertzog. Deep in the West, under a secret rock in a cool stream, lies a prize worth finding. Anglers of all skill levels are invited to participate in the Western Native … Continue reading →
Tweet ADF&G diver Jeff Meucci shares a newly caught sea creature with a young Petersburg naturalist during the Diving For Science event in 2018. Photo by Sunny Rice, Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program. About 50 kids and parents gathered … Continue reading →
Tweet Out to Sea. On the movements of a tasty crab. Research | Alaska Royal American leaving Dutch Harbor, AK on its way to conduct crab research in the Bering Sea. A crab pot being loaded onto our research boat. I … Continue reading →
Tweet June 12, 2019/in Advocacy, Featured, News Exempted Fishing Permits were issued by the Pacific Fishery Management Council on April 29, 2019 to two vessels to fish off the U.S. west coast in federal waters (Exclusive Economic Zone) with pelagic longline gear. The listed purpose … Continue reading →
Tweet Alaska The Lancetfish. Find out why Lancetfish Really are Creatures from the Twilight Zone With gaping fanged jaws, enormous eyes, a sailfin, and long, slithery body, lancetfish look like they swam out of prehistoric time. Their dinosaur-worthy scientific name, … Continue reading →
Tweet Jadelyn Betsy Murray on a family trip on the Yukon River. Photo courtesy Jacquelyn Crace Murray. In recognition of National Safe Boating Week 2019, May 18-24, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game and the Coast Guard and Coast … Continue reading →
Tweet Tatshenshini River – 10 Day Trip Beginning in the Yukon Territory, flowing thru British Columbia, and into Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, this iconic whitewater expedition combines stunning scenery, hiking, and incredible wildlife in a wilderness fantasy right … Continue reading →
Tweet Summer Sea Kayaking in Glacier Bay National Park Join Alaska Mountain Guides for a trip of a lifetime! Contact us at climb@alaskamountainguides.com or call (800) 766-3396 to learn more! Located in Southeast Alaska, Glacier Bay National Park’s ice-sculpted fjords, thriving wildlife, … Continue reading →
Tweet The rufous hummingbird has the longest migration of any North American hummingbird, arriving in Alaska in April and nesting from Southeast to Southcentral Alaska. Ketchikan, Alaska’s “Gateway City,” celebrates the arrival of hummingbirds in April. Photo by Phil Mooney. … Continue reading →
Tweet Probably cold and tired, five-year-old Clark Fair poses with some of the fish caught by him and his father on Scout Lake in 1963. One day, while shivering over a hole in the ice on windy lower Aleknagik Lake, … Continue reading →
Tweet Alaska Summer Courses Join IWLS on one of our leadership guide training programs in Alaska. Develop skills and leadership on the glaciers, fjords and peaks surrounding Haines, Alaska. Trekking in Kluane National Park, Yukon Territory during an IWLS Yukon … Continue reading →
Tweet Beef Stroganoff Our version of Beef Stroganoff is made with stew meat rather than ground beef. It features mushrooms, onion, garlic, and the sauce includes cream cheese…need we say more? It will include pasta. Chicken Cordon Blue Pasta This … Continue reading →
Tweet Alaskan Liz Luber harvested a caribou in 2018 and shared the photo with Fish and Game. While the image features the caribou, it highlights the fact that this was a family hunt. Every year, hunters and anglers contribute photos … Continue reading →
Tweet I am pleased that the United States and Canada reached a new agreement on a coast wide Pacific halibut quota on Feb. 1, at the International Pacific Halibut Commission meeting in Victoria, Canada. The new quota of 38.61 million … Continue reading →
