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Monday, January 9, 2023

Bering Sea reentry

An old NASA satellite falls harmlessly from the sky off Alaska.

Authorities work to determine source of oil slick off Santa Barbara coast

‘Alaska Fisheries Report’ from KMXT in Kodiak

Halibut commission notes Area 2A management transition

USCG-approved first aid at sea workshops offered at Seattle
Fishermen’s Terminal

Farm credit stockholders vote to form new association in the West

Researchers discuss more salmon appearing in Arctic

Opinion: Chum salmon debate is a continuous disagreement among old friends


Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Wind power

New leadership is coming for BOEM, the federal agency overseeing offshore wind energy development.

Listing of certain West Coast salmon ‘may be warranted,’ NOAA Fisheries says

No commercial fisheries for Yukon River fall chum or coho in 2022

Alaska Sea Grant remembers Terry Johnson

Ron Rogness to join Genuine Alaska Pollock Producers

Woodworking couple builds little boats for first baby born in Juneau each year


Wednesday, January 11, 2023

Juneau watch

Fishing interests line up lobbyists ahead of the new Alaska
legislative session.

Rocket fails, crashes back onto Kodiak Island launch pad

Dungeness crab harvest delayed off Washington, Oregon coast

In conservation move, Norton Sound Economic Development Corp. won’t buy crab this winter

Scientists release annual status reports for three Alaska marine ecosystems

Commercial fishermen offered bounty to collect derelict fishing nets near Hawaii’s shores


Thursday, January 12, 2023

BBRSDA’s new Advisory Panel

The Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association has named seven people to the panel intended to aid in “recruiting
good ideas.”

California to lift Dungeness crab trap reduction south of Sonoma-Mendocino line

In court filing, state of Alaska opposes shutdown of troll Chinook fisheries

Sitka Assembly considers funding for trollers’ ongoing legal battle

‘Alaska Fisheries Report’ from KMXT in Kodiak


Friday, January 13, 2023

Kodiak’s contentious crab fishery

Kodiak’s biggest Tanner crab fishery in nearly 40 years is set to open on Sunday, but crabbers say they won’t go fishing without better prices from processors.

U.S. Coast Guard cutter Alex Haley returns to Kodiak following $6 million
in repairs

Oregon pollution regulators fine two Astoria seafood processors

Amid fishing deaths, calls rise in Canada for small boats to have stability checks

Toilet paper toxin found in endangered killer whales, B.C. researchers say

When it comes to salmon, has the Pacific reached its limits?


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