Monday, January 22, 2018

Bycatch reduction funded

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is providing $2.4 million for projects that will help reduce commercial fishing bycatch.

Gillnet bycatch drops

AK disaster aid advocacy

BOF bans spotter planes

Feds lose anchovy lawsuit

Opinion: Sad milestones for salmon

 

Tuesday, January 23, 2018

AK quake scare

A 7.9 earthquake beneath the Gulf of Alaska triggered tsunami warnings and evacuations but coastal alerts have been cancelled.

PWS salmon forecasts

West Coast crabbing starts

Monterey Bay sewage spill

Columbia River oil sheen

Opinion: Herring loss could be permanent

 

Wednesday, January 24, 2018

BOF salmon, herring actions

The Alaska Board of Fisheries has taken action to conserve king
salmon stocks on southeast rivers but decided not to cut commercial herring harvests.

West Coast crab price

AK fishermen medevaced

Wastewater fine for OR processor

AK seaweed a cash crop

Iconic B.C. boat scrapped

 

Thursday, January 25, 2018

WDFW director resigns

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Director Jim Unsworth's resignation follows recent controversies over management issues.

Chinook plan's impacts

F/V Akutan disposal nears

CG medevac from factory trawler

OR acidification panel convenes

Fishermen's memorial damaged

 

Friday, January 26, 2018

Alert system flaws ID'd

A tsunami warning for coastal Alaska demonstrated that a statewide emergency alert system has flaws.

Feds probe Monterey spill

Offshore aquaculture advocacy

Alaska Fisheries Report

Petersburg vessel safety exams

Hatcheries may address orca dilemma