Throughout the three-day program, organized by Alaska SeaGrant, students learned to put out fires, tie knots, de-escalate conflict between crewmates, and even how to save a person overboard.
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A crowd packed onto the docks on Petersburg’s north harbor near a bright white seiner on May 6. The community was there to celebrate the 80th birthday of the Symphony, which had spent time as a seiner, long liner, crabber, and shrimper.
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It’s the first time in a few years that both residents and nonresidents can fish for hatchery king salmon in the slough’s freshwater. Anglers could be interviewed by Fish and Game staff researching there for a survey program this summer.
The City Creek release site near Petersburg is permanently discontinued as of this year. It’s now just part of the larger fishing district, which is closed to retention until mid-July.
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The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced updated sport fishing regulations for Southeast Alaska. Resident sport anglers can harvest up to two wild king salmon a day. Nonresidents can harvest one per year, except for a three-fish window through June.
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A total of 2.07 million pounds of Dungeness crab were harvested in Southeast Alaska’s 2025-26 season, valuing an estimated $8.64 million, according to state fishery managers.
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Petersburg’s Borough Assembly tonight will consider allowing limited small-scale seafood processing at the town’s Community Cold Storage facility. Also tonight, the Assembly will decide whether to extend the Borough’s contract with Republic Services, which removes the municipality’s garbage from the island.
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Southeast Alaska’s first competitive commercial red king crab fishery in 8 years is underway. The starting price came in above expectations for the fishery, which will rack up an estimated $5 million.
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Southeast Alaska’s first competitive commercial red king crab fishery in eight years opens on Saturday. Red king crab in Southeast Alaska is a low-volume, high-value commercial fishery. Commercial openings have been few and far between, with just one in over a decade. The approaching fishery marks a highly-anticipated comeback.
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