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Monday, February 6, 2023

Washington state disaster

Two crewmen were rescued and the search continued for a
third after a crabbing vessel found trouble near the Willapa
Bay entrance.

Incredible video: Wave pummels boat amid USCG rescue near Columbia
River mouth

Boater rescued by Coast Guard at Columbia mouth was wanted man

Southeast Alaska towns set to join growing chorus opposing lawsuit threatening troll fishery

Bering Sea crab crisis a sign of ‘borealization’ and big changes in future,
scientists warn

Study charts ‘shocking’ declines in B.C. chum salmon


Tuesday, February 7, 2023

Kodiak’s quick Tanner crab fishery

After a price dispute delayed the start for two weeks, the fishery is now almost over.

Election expected this year on setnet membership in Bristol Bay association

Stan Zuray takes seat on Alaska Board of Fisheries

Removal operations planned for tug partially submerged at Juneau

New coalition formed to save B.C. salmon from extinction

Rep. Peltola draws Coast Guard, fisheries subcommittee assignments


Wednesday, February 8, 2023

Holding out hope

The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for a man who went missing near Willipa Bay when a crabbing boat began to sink, but his family is pleading with the public to help find him.

Review of Alaska’s community development quota program underway

NOAA researchers probe Petersburg fishermen for climate observations

Oregon’s Commercial Fishery Permit Board to meet Feb. 15

Pacific Fishery Management Council newsletter


Thursday, February 9, 2023

Halibut retreats

The International Pacific Halibut Commission has set a coastwide catch limit of 36.97 million pounds, a 10.3 percent decline from
last year.

U.S. Coast Guard tows disabled fishing vessel with three people aboard to Charleston, Ore.

Ketchikan is one step closer to subsistence hunts and fisheries

Alaska Ocean Cluster merges with Alaska Fisheries Development
Foundation, rebrands

Killer whale moms are still supporting their adult sons – and it’s costing them


Friday, February 10, 2023

Backing Alaska’s troll fishery

Legislators in Juneau have introduced a resolution urging defense
of the Southeast Alaska troll fishery, which is threatened by an
ongoing lawsuit.

Air Force shoots down object flying above Alaska’s North Slope

Lower Cook Inlet commercial salmon fishery outlook

Diminished population of sunflower sea stars may get Endangered Species
Act listing

B.C’s pink sea urchins are on the move to shallower waters thanks to
climate change


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