Alaska Fisheries Report 03 October 2024

This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KMXT's Davis Hovey reports on the sudden closure of the Central Gulf pollock fishery, a story about Nikolski's salmon derby from KUCB's Sofia Stuart-Rasi, and from KNBA, Rhonda McBride tells of a lawsuit that seeks to change how the National Marine Fisheries Service manages Bering Sea pollock. Photo: Alaska pollock make up the nation’s top-volume single-species commercial seafood catch. Alaska pollock, harvested mostly in the Bering Sea but also in the Gulf of Alaska, are processed into fish sticks, fish burgers, imitation crab meat and other common fish products. (Photo provided by NOAA)