Monday, January 18, 2016
A few ideas
The International Pacific Halibut Commission, which will hold its annual meeting Jan. 25-29 in Juneau, has posted proposals for 2016 catch limits.
Alaska pollock wins MSC recertification
Alaska legislator files bill concerning permits, dividends
Land use along Kenai River draws concern
Video: Petersburg skipper fined in ‘explosive’ seining case
DFO invites comment on herring management plan
Activists intend to sue over Columbia basin hatcheries
To save its salmon, California calls in the fish matchmaker
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Cuts, taxes, what?
Alaska legislators begin a new session today facing a big budget gap.
Fish board rejects purse seining on lower Yukon River
200-foot barge breaks looks at Dutch Harbor
Inslee launches next phase of Washington Shellfish Initiative
Conservation group decries proposed fish farm near San Diego
Monterey conference focuses on plight of bluefin tuna
Study: Ocean heat is rising rapidly, going deeper
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Impressive numbers
As the Alaska Legislature cranks up, ASMI rolls out a new report titled “The Economic Value of Alaska’s Seafood Industry.”
Three make it off troller safely after grounding near Sitka
Alaska troopers issue citations at Sitka
Managers to hold Jan. 27 hearing on Columbia stocks, seasons
Estimated 4.5M pounds of Dungeness landed off Oregon
How Oregon crabbers are coping with an unusual season
NMFS to prepare EIS on Oregon coast hatcheries
Weather impedes northern California crab neurotoxin testing
Is fish oil helpful or harmful?
Thursday, January 21, 2016
Oregon tragedy
One fisherman died and two were missing after a crab boat hit a Coos Bay jetty.
Commerce approves measure to reduce Bering halibut bycatch
Bill would ban sale of genetically modified fish in Alaska
BBRSDA board member Matt Marinkovich to step aside
UBC study: World’s fish catch is seriously underreported
Opinion: Commercial fisheries must get off sled, pull for Alaska
Friday, January 22, 2016
Pollock parlance
Acting on a directive from Congress, the Food and Drug Administration has updated its seafood list so that fish caught in foreign waters can no longer be labeled “Alaska pollock.”
Amendment would help CDQ small-boat groundfish harvesters
Fish board may set erosion policy at Alaska Peninsula meeting
ASMI releases 2015 annual report
Heather McCarty helps Kodiak navigate fisheries chop
‘Alaska Fisheries Report’ from KMXT in Kodiak
Petersburg packs Sons of Norway Hall to hear of budget woes
Canadian fisheries ministers meet in Montreal
Coast Guard tech awarded medal for fishermen’s rescue
Sheriff's office releases names of Eagle III crew