Monday, February 1, 2016
Lobbying in Juneau
Several players in Alaska’s seafood industry are spending significant sums on lobbyists this year.
Halibut commission announces 2016 catch limits
345 tons taken so far in San Francisco Bay herring fishery
Bob Mumford to step away from Alaska Board of Fisheries
Alaska seabird die-off perhaps the biggest ever recorded
FDA bans imports of GE salmon – for now
DFO invites comment on electronic logbooks
Captain recounts harrowing Eagle III sinking
Update on California crab closures and domoic acid testing
Opinion: Protecting oceans must be priority for D.C. leaders
Letter: As a fisherman, I’m alarmed over massive ocean die-offs
Tuesday, February 2, 2016
Coast Guard bill clears Congress
Language in the bill will “create an alternative vessel classification compliance program for the construction of new fishing vessels and fishing tenders from 50 to 79 feet in length,” Alaska Rep. Don Young says.
Injured fisherman hoisted off vessel near Unimak Pass
ASMI Seafood Technical Committee to meet Feb. 9 in Seattle
Underwater slide linked to deadly 1964 Alaska tsunami waves
Different meetings, different views on Klamath dams
Looking back: Monterey and the gale of 1953
Study: Pollutant concentrations drop in world’s fish
Opinion: Yes to wild salmon, no to House Bill 220
Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Fish board picks
Alaska Gov. Bill Walker appoints three to the state Board of Fisheries, including Robert Ruffner, whom the Legislature narrowly rejected last year.
New plan unveiled to remove Klamath River dams
Coast Guard bill draws mixed reaction from national harvester group
ASMI board to meet by teleconference Feb. 15
Ketchikan designated a 'Coast Guard City'
A notable Vancouver Island fishboat and its final captain
Suzuki: Stephen Harper deserves jail for climate change 'blindness'
Investment funds available for Oregon fishery projects
Meet the lumpsucker, an adorable fish revolutionizing salmon farming
Editorial: Time to speak up for Columbia commercial fishing
Thursday, February 4, 2016
Fish at risk?
NOAA Fisheries has released a draft plan to “assess the vulnerability of 18 commercially important fish species to climate change.”
USDA buys $623K worth of pollock from Glacier Fish Co.
Roland Maw pleads not guilty to 17 charges
Updated Sea Grant book: ‘Field Guide to Seaweeds of Alaska’
Deal protects huge swath of B.C. coast from logging
Icicle alters proposal to relocate Port Angeles salmon farm
Coast Guard terminates fishing voyage near Anacortes
Friday, February 5, 2016
Nice shot!
The National Marine Fisheries Service has posted the results of its fourth annual photo contest.
Disaster loans opened to California Dungeness industry
Alaska House speaker addresses fish board picks
Port Moller data, interpretations to be posted online
Coast Guard investigates mysterious Unalaska diesel spill
‘Alaska Fisheries Report’ from KMXT in Kodiak
Alaska fishing industry relies on state ferries, report shows
B.C. fish farms eye piece of lucrative kelp industry
Fish Safe BC to receive up to $900K from government