In 1976 the North Pacific climate shifted, resulting in an average increase of the water temperature. In the Gulf of Alaska the climate shift was followed (i.e. early 1980s) by a gradual but dramatic ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract ABSTRACT: Interannual variation in the diet of walleye pollock Theragra chalcogramma along the southeastern coast of Hokkaido Island (Doto ...

Nov. 3—POLLOCK, S.D. — When Aaron Schuck reeled in a 16.8-pound massive walleye on Saturday morning, Oct. 28 on Lake Oahe, the thought of the fish being a state record never slipped his mind. Little ...

Despite a 30-year warming trend, the last three years in the Bering Sea have been the coldest on record. An Alaska scientist says that the cold temperatures have helped produce larger zooplankton in ...

Right about now, millions of walleye pollock are gathering in the Shelikof Strait, near Kodiak Island. They mass there every year towards the end of winter to prepare for spawning. And soon, ...

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is conducting a test fishery for walleye pollock using seine gear that starts today and runs through February. Bycatch is always a concern. “It is the highest ...

Schuck hoists his state record walleye in front of Upper Lake Oahe. An out-of-state angler who was visiting South Dakota's famed Lake Oahe was trolling a deep-diving crankbait when a heavy fish struck ...

Fisheries managers and scientists gathered on Tuesday for a serious discussion about pollock quotas in the Bering Sea. The forum? Seventh-grade life science teacher Jessica Cobley’s classroom. Aaliyah ...

During the winter months of the Alaska fishing season, fisherman will continue to bring in one of Alaska's staple contributions to the U.S. fish market, Alaska pollock, but this year it will be ...

Heard of the walleye pollock? If you’re partial to a McDonald’s Filet-o-Fish, you’ve probably eaten it. The pollock is one of the main reasons why white fish is still on the menu despite the collapse ...

This is a guest post by Kirstin Holsman, who works on developing quantitative methods for ecosystem-based fisheries management and methods to assess and manage for climate-change impacts on fish and ...