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Monday, April 4, 2022

Disaster upon tragedy

Hours after authorities suspended the at-sea search for the captain of a Newport fishing vessel, his house burned to the ground.

Sitka Sound herring harvest climbs to 14,300 tons

Dismal B.C. herring season sparks renewed calls for moratorium

Board votes down out-of-cycle proposal for Cook Inlet set-netters

Feds release additional foreign worker visas important for seafood industry, Murkowski says

Peter Pan Seafood welcomes back Rich Wolverton as vice president of sales

Fights over illegal fishing worldwide lead to armed conflict, deaths


Tuesday, April 5, 2022

A first

President Biden has nominated Adm. Linda Fagan as the next
U.S. Coast Guard commandant, and if confirmed, she’ll be the first woman ever to lead a branch of the U.S. military.

Seattle-based offshore wind developer submits Washington state lease request

A crab boat’s quest for snow crab in a Bering Sea upended by climate change

‘Deadliest Catch,’ a reality show with drama – and room for make-believe

Federal changes to B.C. crab fishery could put some commercial harvesters out
of business

National Fisherman magazine editor joins Seattle-based public affairs firm


Wednesday, April 6, 2022

Bristol Bay outlook

An epic forecast for Bristol Bay salmon has industry leaders worried it will be too much for processors to handle.

Southeast Alaska spawn-on-kelp herring fishery in waiting mode

CDFW moves to close commercial Dungeness fishery statewide due to
whale entanglements

Cantwell praises nomination of Adm. Linda Fagan as U.S. Coast
Guard commandant

Invading sea lions take over B.C. fish farm

Princess Cruises goes ‘Wild for Alaska Seafood’ with new menus and events


Thursday, April 7, 2022

Upper Cook Inlet processor commitment

With other buyers leaving the region, OBI Seafoods says it will be “all in” this salmon season.

Bristol Bay association announces election results

Marine weather workshop offered in Port Angeles

Howard Hanson Dam receives $220M to protect, restore more than 60 miles of salmon habitat

Having a hankering for Alaska cod? New food truck serves it up in Whatcom

Podcast: Surveying Alaska’s waters


Friday, April 8, 2022

Sitka herring update

The harvest now exceeds 20,000 tons of herring, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game reports.

DFO reconfirms Canada’s commitment to transitioning from open-net pen salmon farming

Why did Trident’s Aleutian Falcon burn?

Upper Cook Inlet commercial smelt and herring seasons announced

Petersburg seafood business awarded $250,000 grant

Podcast: Fishing the Bering Sea with Capt. Jack Molan


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