Monday, January 25, 2016
Where UFA stands
Alaska’s top commercial fishing organization is spelling out its position on key issues facing the Alaska Legislature.
Walker administration proposes increased fish taxes
Halibut commission holding annual meeting this week in Juneau
Big earthquake rocks Cook Inlet region
Seals suspected in Strait of Georgia coho, Chinook decline
Crabbers boiling over delayed payments at Ilwaco
Tillion opinion: Permanent Fund trickery
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Looking ahead to spring
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is projecting a commercial catch of more than 1.6 million sockeye salmon this year at the famed Copper River.
Walker administration proposes increased fish taxes
Five rescued, boat laden with sole sinks near La Push, Wash.
Legislators call on Gov. Brown to declare crab fishery disaster
Kaare Ness, founding partner in Trident Seafoods, dies
Fish board adopts policy changes for Norton Sound area
Kodiak wrestles with extending fisheries analyst contract
No fishery for Seymour Canal herring this year
Fishermen’s union takes Canfisco fight to Minister Tootoo
Former Columbia River fishermen settle suit against Washington
Opinion: A Canadian threat to Alaskan fishing
Wednesday, January 27, 2016
Nice save
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued three men from the water after a 49-foot fishing vessel capsized on the Coos Bay bar.
Court revives challenge to hired skippers rule
Alaska Marine Science Symposium underway in Anchorage
Clem Tillion, 90, remains a force in Juneau
Sitka power blips linked to Seafood Producers Cooperative
Prince Rupert salmon summit spawns Lelu Island declaration
Land-based salmon farm on Vancouver Island makes headway
Sand closes Ventura Harbor, causing fishermen headaches
Opinion: Sullivan’s turn to carry Stevens fishery legacy
Thursday, January 28, 2016
Back in the MSC fold
Major Alaska salmon processors have officially completed their return to the Marine Stewardship Council sustainability program.
MSC ‘certificate of conformity’ for Alaska salmon and PSPA
One man dies from injuries in Coos Bay capsizing
Summary of regulatory changes for Yukon River area
Cannon Fish earns British Retail Consortium certification
States set Columbia River spring Chinook seasons
New center for aquaculture forming in California
Friday, January 29, 2016
Trawlers stand down
Concerned about the direction of efforts to restructure their fisheries, Gulf of Alaska trawlers plan to suspend fishing and show up en masse at the North Pacific Fishery Management Council meeting in Portland.
Halibut commission selects new executive director
IPHC, meeting in Juneau, weighs catch limits
Update on Norton Sound winter red king crab fishery
‘Alaska Fisheries Report’ from KMXT in Kodiak
Policy updated on use of chemical dispersants in Alaska oil spills
For Dungeness crabbers in California, the wait continues