Sablefish

Young Salmon May Face Hungry New Competition from Juvenile Sablefish along Northwest Coast

January 13, 2025 NOAA

New research published in the journal Marine and Coastal Fisheries shows the influx follows the warming of ocean temperatures off the West Coast. It matches reports of fishing boats catching more small sablefish closer to shore. …

Wild Alaska Halibut and Sablefish Harvest Seasons Kickoff March 15

March 15, 2019 Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute

Supplying more than 90 percent of the Pacific halibut and 68 percent of the sablefish harvested in the United States, wild Alaska halibut and sablefish (black cod) harvest seasons open on Friday, March 15, just in time for spring. …

Sablefish Season to Open with Slight Increase, Along with Uncertainty

February 4, 2019 Elizabeth Earl, Alaska Journal of Commerce

Alaska’s sablefish fishermen will go into the 2019 season in March with no change to their overall catch limit but some debate about the state of the stock. …