Monday, March 21, 2016
Too little too late?
California’s long-delayed commercial Dungeness crab fishery will open March 26 south of Mendocino County.
Sitka herring harvest reaches 8,600 tons
Price outlook for Togiak herring is gloomy again this year
Alaska officials look to end trawl tax discount
Mariculture initiative could boost Alaska shellfish farms
545 tons of herring taken in B.C. North Coast fishery
B.C. energy project stalled over salmon habitat concerns
Commercial fishermen ask Oregon to halt gillnet ban
Commentary: To protect Bristol Bay, vote Hillary
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
A fresh start
Pacific Seafood plans to rebuild its burned Warrenton, Ore., plant.
Don Young may have a 2016 challenger
B.C. North Coast herring harvest approaches 1,200 tons
Bulk carrier runs aground in Columbia River
Wider world: Tsukiji fish market’s impending move
Wednesday, March 23, 2016
Fire on the Yukon
A fire at Kwik’pak Fisheries in Western Alaska fortunately spared the main processing facilities. But the company will need to rebuild bunkhouses to be ready to operate this summer.
Norton Sound king crab fishery to close Thursday
Alaska debates water designations
ComFish trade show coming up next week in Kodiak
Questions remain on Kitsilano Coast Guard reopening
Editorial: Let’s keep our fingers crossed for coho
Commentary: Community-supported fisheries
Thursday, March 24, 2016
Light year for Alaska salmon
The industry is expected to land far fewer pinks this season, driving down the state’s all-species harvest projection.
Togiak fisherman ordered to pay $25,000
Break with Valdez tanker escort contractor raises concern
B.C. complaints of fish habitat damage go unprosecuted
Skipper goes missing after boat capsizes at Charleston, Ore.
NMFS weekly enforcement highlights
Friday, March 25, 2016
Quality mandate
Dillingham radio station KDLG reports: “At least one Bristol Bay processor, Icicle Seafoods, has told fishermen that they’ll stop buying dry fish in a few years after phasing in quality requirements, and more are expected to follow.”
Sitka herring harvest reaches 9,770 tons
Alaska senators to be in Kodiak for ComFish
‘Alaska Fisheries Report’ from KMXT in Kodiak
Wrangell Borough Assembly opposes state seafood royalty
Wrangell Port Commission considers moorage fee increase
Sacramento River closure to go into effect April 1
Algae plaguing Chilean farmed salmon recedes
Donald Trump digs Filet-O-Fish