Monday, January 4, 2016
Victory for setnetters
The Alaska Supreme Court has declared a proposed ballot initiative to ban commercial setnets unconstitutional.
Industry hails high court’s setnet ruling
Alaska committee on erosion and setnet sites to meet today
Aleutians cod quota down substantially this year
Three vessels register for small eastern Aleutian crab fishery
Bering Sea flatfish trawlers praised for halibut conservation
Kodiak state senator breaks down Alaska budget quandary
Icicle Seafoods vessel runs aground
Money raised for F/V Caledonian families
Opening price for Dungeness dips at Newport
Some progress made on opening California crab fisheries
California crabbers turn to black cod
Klamath Basin agreements die in Congress
Commentary: Hilborn responds to New York Times story
Tuesday, January 5, 2016
Saving seabirds
Federal officials spell out incidental take limits for the endangered short-tailed albatross in Alaska fisheries.
Minimum wage rises to $9.75 an hour in Alaska
Revised methods for paying cost recovery fees proposed
Another meeting set on cutting costs for Alaska boards
PWS pollock test fishery opportunity posted
Coast Guard keeps watch over Northwest crab fleet
Ecosystem risk assessment urged for Salish Sea energy projects
Commentary: If Alaska leaders put ‘fish first,’ we'll prosper
Wednesday, January 6, 2016
Halibut crimes
A Wrangell father and son draw heavy fines and probation for misreporting where they fished.
Alaska governor orders hiring, travel restrictions
Alaska’s credit rating takes a hit
Northwest Dungeness season reportedly off to good start
Oregon State study tallies injuries in Dungeness fishery
Da Yang Seafood fined $85K in Columbia River pollution case
The awful allure of Crescent City’s jetty
Opinion: Alaska, shipping, and ‘areas to be avoided’
Opinion: High court decides commercial interests own Alaska’s fish
Thursday, January 7, 2016
Fisheries access workshop set
What can be done to keep fishing permits and quota in Alaska communities?
Board of Fisheries committee takes first stab at erosion policy
Analysis: Alaska fishing industry taxes exceed management costs
New hotel planned near Kodiak Best Western
Talks continue on fate of Kodiak seafood science center
Remnants of two whaling ships found in Chukchi Sea
The resilience of B.C.’s Keltic Seafoods
In Prince Rupert, a fishing and basketball life
Astoria port committee looks at options to thwart sea lions
Hawaii bans large-scale commercial sea cucumber harvesting
Friday, January 8, 2016
Election time
Want to be on the Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association board of directors?
Bering Sea salmon bycatch amendment out for public comment
'Alaska Fisheries Report' from KMXT in Kodiak
Rarely seen ragfish washes up at Gustavus
Photo: A haul of Dungeness crab
NOAA, Japan fisheries agency sign statement of cooperation
Infographic: Alaska Fisheries Science Center 2015 Year in Review