The AKFIN database has been updated to the latest version. Please contact AKFIN staff if you experience any unexpected behavior.
Jan 232018
Published January 23, 2018
Dec 202017
Published December 20, 2017
The AKFIN servers will be undergoing system maintenance and upgrades on December 27th. Servers will be taken offline around 3 AM PST and work is expected to be done by 2 PM PST. During this time our main webpage will be available, but the database, Answers and APEX will be unavailable. We will send out an email once the maintenance and upgrades have been completed.
After completion of the upgrades please inform us if you experience any unexpected behavior from any of the systems.
Jun 012016
Published June 1, 2016
Ever wonder where Alaska groundfish and crab end up after they are caught? The Alaska Fisheries Science Center, the McDowell Group and the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission have collaborated on a report the explores the routes by which federally managed groundfish and crab end up as food around the world.
Alaska Fish Radio reported on the release of the publication and reported on the summary findings of the report (Link)
Dec 152015
Published December 15, 2015
A link to a video doodle on fisheries management in the Northeast, but generally the same around the nation.
Oct 292013
Published October 29, 2013
AKFIN Answers metadata reports are now available on the AKFIN dashboard (“Database Sources for Report Tables/Columns”). These reports provide Answers and R users the ability to see how the repository subject areas and column names correspond to the actual database tables and column names. In addition these reports provide column descriptions and logic.
Oct 172013
Published October 17, 2013
To AKFIN Answers users: If you are a Google Chrome user and are having trouble accessing data in AKFIN Answers, please follow the below steps to clear your browsing data:
1. Click the Menu button in the browser bar, and click Settings
2. Click Show Advanced Settings
3. Click Clear browsing data
4. Mark/check all selections and click Clear browsing data
5. Once complete, close all Chrome browsers on your local machine. Wait a few seconds and reopen Chrome.