A hint of optimism creeps into Darius Kasprzak's voice as he pilots his boat, the Marona, out of Kodiak harbor on a recent calm day. "We're in the morning, we're at the start of the flood tide," he ...

In a decision that was delayed by the prolonged federal government shutdown last fall, federal fishery regulators have increased this year’s allowable harvest of Pacific cod in the Gulf of Alaska. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Pacific cod is seen swimming near the ocean floor in Alaska waters in this undated photo. (Photo provided by NOAA Fisheries) A ...