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Monday, February 14, 2022

Punching back at Russia

Alaska’s U.S. senators say they’ve introduced a bill to ban Russian seafood imports.

North Pacific Council to rehash halibut allocation after charters say
they’re struggling

Crabber runs aground in Unalaska, pulled free by another vessel

Oregon Dungeness crab season breaking records

WDFW invites public participation in annual salmon season-setting process


Tuesday, February 15, 2022

Continuing COVID relief

Halibut and sablefish IFQ holders might get further transfer freedom.

USDA announces $50 million in grants to support seafood processors

About 6 inches of sea level rise projected for West Coast, with greater
rises elsewhere

While Chignik fishermen wait on 2018 relief funds, some look beyond fishery
to survive

Fisher poet publishes memoir about his years in Cook Inlet

Wider World: Seven dead, 14 missing after Spanish fishing boat sinks
off Newfoundland


Wednesday, February 16, 2022

The little things

To understand the plight of Puget Sound whales and salmon, we need to know more about zooplankton and phytoplankton.

Homer officials look to Juneau for harbor expansion funding

North Pacific Council February 2022 newsletter

First aid at sea workshop offered in Bellingham

Oregon commission to consider squid fishery regulations

Study: Climate change likely has begun to suffocate the world’s fisheries


Thursday, February 17, 2022

Cross-border salmon controversy

The Pacific Salmon Treaty is failing to address Alaska harvest of struggling B.C. stocks, advocates say.

Alaska bycatch task force works to refine mission ahead of November deadline

Company to add Alaska pollock to its pet food portfolio

Oregon State research uncovers key insight for restoration of globally important kelp forests

Opinion: You can’t ‘offset’ extinction of Fraser River Chinook salmon


Friday, February 18, 2022

Be on the lookout for whales!

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife issues a statewide fleet advisory for the commercial Dungeness crab fishery due to a recent humpback entanglement.

No easy answers for lawmakers in Juneau on latest string of fishery disasters

Alaska allocated lion’s share of COVID-related processor relief

Fish harvester unions speak out against Canada’s fisheries minister

Washington state legislators consider salmon recovery

Halibut commission releases final report of recent annual meeting


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