Monday, January 9, 2017

It's over

Dungeness crabbers reach a price settlement to end a West Coast fishing strike that lasted more than a week.

Five rescued from water after trawler sinks near Columbia entrance

Kodiak cutter finds trouble during rescue operation

Court battle over Cook Inlet salmon continues

Dipnet salmon harvest on Kenai, Kasilof rivers down in 2016

Senators aim to toughen process for creating national monuments

 

Tuesday, January 10, 2017


Nothing detected

Alaska seafood again tests clean for Fukushima-related radiation.


New city dock in Chignik Bay nearly complete

Auction set for defunct processor Great Pacific Seafoods

Washington commission set to consider Columbia salmon policy

Oregon crab commission comments on price negotiations

California herring update

NMFS weekly enforcement highlights

 

Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Preparing for a new administration

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to head the Commerce Department, Wilbur Ross, talks fisheries with Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan.


Pacific, Trident in suit challenging seafood import tracing rule

University of Victoria ocean science gets $46M injection

Investment needed to save Washington’s salmon, report says

Legislation would preserve West Coast crab management pact

UCLA study finds fish fraud runs rampant

 

Thursday, January 12, 2017

New leadership for trawl giant

Seattle-based American Seafoods Group announces a new chief executive officer, with current CEO Bernt Bodal to continue as chairman.

Remainder of California coast to open to Dungeness crabbing

Genetics: Kodiak fishery might be taking Cook Inlet sockeye

Nushagak annexation, and fish tax, thrown into doubt

West Coast sablefish to be recorded on ‘electronic fish tickets’

Funding available for innovative bycatch solutions

 

Friday, January 13, 2017


Getting the gavel

Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan has been named chairman of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard.


Study turns up tapeworm larvae in wild Alaska salmon

Updated 2016 Prince William Sound salmon season summary

Quota set for Southeast Alaska herring spawn-on-kelp fishery

NMFS: Alaska coral study has implications for commercial fish

Pacific Seafood fined in Oregon wastewater case