Federal fisheries managers have instituted new regulations for charter halibut fishing in Southeast and Southcentral Alaska this year. Anglers charter fishing in these regions must have a charter ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- In an ongoing dispute between commercial fishermen and the growing halibut charter business, a federal agency has issued new regulations keeping the current bag limit for guided ...

A Southeast Alaskan fisherman has been sentenced in an illegal halibut fishing conspiracy. Vincent Jacobson, 52, was sentenced on May 6 to five years’ probation, a $15,000 fine and a world-wide ...

This story was supported by grants from the Pulitzer Center and the Alaska Center for Excellence in Journalism, in partnership with the Anchorage Daily News and the Northern Journal. ABOARD THE ORACLE ...