Monday, January 29, 2024

More disaster relief

The U.S. commerce secretary announces the allocation of more than $42 million to address fishery disasters nationally, including about $7 million for the 2018, 2019, and 2020 Oregon Chinook salmon fisheries.

Conservation advocates serve notice of intent to sue over Columbia River hatchery programs

Ilwaco rallies after fire to save Washington’s million-dollar crabbing industry

Marine refrigeration workshop planned for next month in Bristol Bay

Proposal to put slot machines aboard Alaska ferries gets rough first reception

Biden administration announces $27 million for ‘transformational science’ supporting Pacific salmon recovery

Remembering Don Kramer

Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Crab quota takeover

Keyport LLC announces it will assume crab quota left stranded after Peter Pan Seafood recently decided to close its King Cove, Alaska, processing plant for the season.

2023 was another bad year for Chinook, fall chum salmon, Yukon River
Panel hears

Cargo ship that caught fire while carrying batteries to move to Unalaska dock

U.S. Coast Guard cutter Alex Haley returns to Kodiak from Bering Sea patrol

Wider World: Addressing the future of Norway’s pink salmon

Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Newsom’s salmon strategy

The California governor backs dam removal projects to
boost salmon.

OBI Seafoods won’t operate its Larsen Bay plant on Kodiak Island this
salmon season

Trident lists defunct Bristol Bay cannery for $1 million

Alaska Volcano Observatory fully activates monitoring network over Sitka’s rumbling mountain

Crabbers reject blame for Haida Gwaii communications disruptions

Crabbers rebound from Ilwaco fire

Local businesses, organizations step up in Ilwaco fire’s aftermath

Thursday, February 1, 2024

More California disaster relief

The U.S. commerce secretary announces the allocation of $20.6 million in disaster relief for the 2023 Sacramento River fall Chinook and Klamath River fall Chinook ocean and inland salmon fisheries.

State, trade groups are unhappy with federal salmon management plan for
Cook Inlet EEZ

ASMI marketing update

Oregon coastal caucus still concerned about offshore wind

California proposes changes for commercial nearshore groundfish fishery

NTSB safety alert: Personal locator devices improve your chances of rescue

Friday, February 2, 2024

Unalaska’s opposition

The city of Unalaska, the main port for the giant Bering Sea groundfish fisheries, is fighting a tribal petition to slash Chinook salmon bycatch in the pollock trawl fishery to zero.

‘Alaska Fisheries Report’ from KMXT in Kodiak

Mariculture Conference of Alaska coming in February

North Pacific Council plans two-day climate workshop in June at Kodiak

Dungeness crab: The West Coast’s forever fishery