With the salmon season just 2 weeks away, now is the ideal time to get fishing jobs in Alaska. Even though Chinook salmon are being harvested already, it is the King salmon and Red salmon that mark the start of the season as they enter the Copper River. This season the forecast is for 1.2 [...]
Alaska Fishing Industry
The notoriously dangerous waters in Alaska were where 4 fishermen found themselves clinging to a lifeboat after their vessel, the 52 foot long Nakat, caught fire just off the coast of Sitkinak Island on Sunday morning just before 8:30 as they were long lining for halibut. The highly trained U.S Coast Guards were dispatched and a rescue [...]
May 13th marks the official opening of the salmon season in Alaska with Reds and Kings being the first to be fished at Copper River. It is expected to be a profitable season with fishery managers projecting a total sockeye salmon catch of 1.27 million compared to the 900,000 from last year in the Copper [...]
The decision by President Obama to cancel the leases of oil and gas in the Bristol Bay and eastern Bering Sea area, has been met with cheers from all in the fishing industry. These two areas are some of the most essential fishing spots in Alaska, providing nearly 40 percent of the US harvest. This [...]
In an effort to improve the management and aid research into the salmon stocks in Western Alaska, Governor Sean Parnell has proposed funding of $1.3 million. This is included in the Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s 2011 Fiscal Year budget and is hoped that this will help the economy in Western Alaska. This is [...]
Alaska is beautiful during the summer months and due to the immense popularity of this vacation destination, the population cannot sustain the tourism industry. This is why Alaska is the perfect place to find summer jobs. Not only is this a unique traveling destination, but you will have the opportunity to make money at the [...]
