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Monday, March 28, 2022

Sitka herring start

The harvest has begun in the Sitka Sound sac roe herring fishery.

Captain remains missing, crewmember dies in sinking off Florence, Oregon

Three appointed to Alaska Board of Fisheries

‘Alaska Fisheries Report’ from KMXT in Kodiak

ASMI posts new briefing paper on COVID-19 impacts

Traces of DNA can accurately assess fish in the ocean


Tuesday, March 29, 2022

Research expedition

Salmon travel deep into the Pacific. As it warms, many "don’t
come back."

Copper River Seafoods not buying Cook Inlet salmon amid declining harvests

Diesel spill from tugboat grounding causes herring disruption at Sitka

Newport mourns missing fisherman

Kodiak Coast Guard base is getting major influx of federal infrastructure money

Tim Essington to serve as director of UW School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences


Wednesday, March 30, 2022

Afloat again

A tugboat that ran aground in Neva Strait north of Sitka has been successfully refloated.

Southeast Alaska outer coast waters to open for harvest of 28,000
treaty Chinook

Southeast Alaska commercial pot shrimp fishery switched from fall to spring

Icing, injuries, and sinkings in Alaska

Kodiak’s ComFish wraps up with fishermen’s challenge

Homer fisherman appointed to Alaska Board of Fisheries

Seven new members appointed to NOAA’s Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee


Thursday, March 31, 2022

IFQ transfer denial

The National Marine Fisheries Service is denying a COVID-related request for another season of halibut and sablefish IFQ transfer relief.

After four-year hiatus, Southeast Alaska’s winter troll season returns to April

Huge line of federal financing offered to Alaska’s CDQ organizations

‘Alaska Fisheries Report’ from KMXT in Kodiak

ODFW releases comprehensive Dungeness crab fishery management plan

Worldwide seafood industry braces for disruption due to sanctions


Friday, April 1, 2022

Sitka herring update

Total harvest in the fishery now exceeds 11,000 tons, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game reports.

Sarah Palin joins crowded field in race to replace the late Rep. Don Young

Seafood workers were twice as likely to contract COVID as other food workers, study finds

'CODA' a win for America’s oldest seaport

Meet Janet Coit, NOAA Fisheries chief


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