Tag Archives: Fishing

Identifying Alaska Commercial Fishing Boats

Learn to identify the many different types of fishing boats found working in the waters of Alaska. Each type of vessel is as distinctive as the fish species it pursues.

Posted in Fishing | Also tagged , | Comments closed

A Review of Wild Seafood Sustainability Certification Programs

Several Alaska fisheries, like those directed at the five species of Pacific salmon are certified as sustainable by a group known as the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and bear an ecolabel that can easily be recognized by seafood consumers.

Posted in Marine Ecosystems | Also tagged , | Leave a comment

The Total Outdoorsman Manual: Learn to hunt, fish, and camp like an expert

“Few of us have time to waste…We don’t think you approach the outdoors with half-hearted enthusiasm…Which is why you hold in your line-cut, wood-singed, blood-stained, an calloused hands a guide to getting you to the next level of outdoorsmanship.”

Posted in Book Reviews | Also tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Ketchikan on the Inside Passage

Most visitors to Ketchikan begin their journey with a walk through downtown and through historic Creek Street. Creek Street is actually a pile-supported boardwalk, dotted with a variety of buildings spanning a tidal creek and not a street at all. This out of the way corner is the town’s historic red light district that actively conducted its affairs until 1953.

Posted in Communities, Natural History, Trails | Also tagged , , , , , , | Comments closed

Valdez – Gateway to Prince William Sound

Those interested in outdoor recreational pursuits will find Valdez, Alaska a destination for all seasons. This community is located on the northern shore of Port Valdez in northeastern Prince William Sound and backs against the rugged coastal Chugash Mountains. Port Valdez is the closest saltwater accessible by residents of interior Alaska living along the Richardson [...]

Posted in Communities, Marine Ecosystems, Outdoor Recreation, Wildlife | Also tagged , , , | Comments closed

Commercial Gillnet Fishing Boats in Alaska

Gillnetters are commercial fishing boats that focus largely on Coho and Sockeye salmon by using a wall or curtain net placed in front of the migrating fish.

Posted in Fishing | Also tagged , , | Leave a comment