Monday, January 11, 2016
Legislative session looms
Alaska legislators have prefiled several bills, including one “establishing a fisheries enhancement permit.”
Judge rules Bristol Bay fisherman due $2 a pound for 2014 catch
Southeast Alaska Tanner crab fishery to open Feb. 17
U.S. Department of Agriculture to buy frozen pollock
Young Fishermen’s Summit set for Jan. 27-29 in Juneau
Study confirms deep connection between Chinook, orcas
State Department urged to assist American tuna boats
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Farming federal waters
Regulations published Monday open the door for offshore aquaculture, beginning in the Gulf of Mexico.
Agenda posted for North Pacific Council meeting in Portland
Petersburg harbor board balks at using fish tax for police station
B.C. north coast tanker ban faces possible legal hurdles
Diesel engine troubleshooting, maintenance workshop offered
Is ‘the blob’ on winter vacation or gone for good?
Report: ‘Shellfish Aquaculture in Washington State’
Editorial: Crab is back, cash begins to flow
Wednesday, January 13, 2016
‘Frankenfish’ fight
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski is vowing to block confirmation of a new Food and Drug Administration chief unless the agency promises to require labeling of genetically engineered salmon.
Fish board faces dueling proposals on Yukon chums
Yukon commercial pink salmon fishery proposed
Holman to take over as Unalaska police chief
Alaska legislator elaborates on fish hatchery bill
‘Guide to the Gadiform Fishes of the Eastern North Pacific’
$48M in federal funds sought for small Northwest ports
Humboldt State studies to examine Eel River dams, salmon
Commentary: Conserve the Tongass salmon forest
Thursday, January 14, 2016
Impartial on Pebble
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's inspector general has cleared the agency of bias against the proposed Pebble mine upcountry from Bristol Bay.
EPA statement: We didn't issue 'preemptive veto' of Pebble mine
Maw charged with making false permit, dividend applications
Sitka longline group wins grant for community-supported fishery
Petersburg harbor board signs off on draft waterfront master plan
Study: Six big tsunamis hit eastern Aleutians over 1,700 years
Study: Climate change will slash First Nations fishing catches
Columbia salmon on Washington commission agenda
California spiny lobster draft management plan released
California Fish and Game Commission seeks executive director
U.S. Coast Guard advisory on vessel navigation lights
Friday, January 15, 2016
Bringing them home
Alaska legislators plan to introduce a bill to reverse the outmigration of state commercial fishing permits.
Federal Subsistence Board wants better relations with state
Alaska Board of Fisheries considers Arctic proposals
‘Alaska Fisheries Report’ from KMXT in Kodiak
Fishing Company of Alaska’s Karena Adler dies
A look at one of Central California’s oldest MPAs
Editorial: Washington oyster growers need shrimp solution
Opinion: Stop wasting America’s hydropower potential