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Monday, April 26, 2021

Fraser River salmon outlook

Sockeye returns to the Fraser River are forecast to be higher than the past two disastrous seasons, but still too low for a harvest.

Kodiak-based Coast Guard cutter Douglas Munro decommissioned

Jamestown S'Klallam tribal aquaculture manager dies

Klamath Basin tribes, conservationists, fishermen call on Biden for drought relief

Invasive seaweed discovered in Newport Bay, California

NYT narrated article: Why the Filet-O-Fish is my gold standard for fast food


Tuesday, April 27, 2021

Shrinking salmon

Smaller fish reportedly are causing headaches for processors, markets, and kitchens.

Ex-NMFS biologist alleges agency 'falsification' in Bristol Bay red king
crab decline

Stunning DDT dump site documented off coast of Los Angeles

Who will lead NMFS?

Wider World: Battery metal rush pits miners against marine biologists


Wednesday, April 28, 2021

Aquaculture watch

The salmon you buy in the future may be farmed on land.

Alaska Congressman Don Young, 87, announces reelection plans

Diesel engine troubleshooting and maintenance workshop set for June 5

Alaska delegation urges quick action on seafood worker visas

Port of Seattle spotlights two maritime startups


Thursday, April 29, 2021

Russia watch

NBC News obtains video of Russian military aircraft "harassing" Bering Sea fishing vessels.

With decommissioning of Douglas Munro, new cutters to come to Kodiak

State suggests opening part of Kachemak Bay to subsurface gas leasing

Refrigerated seawater systems workshop offered

ASMI marketing update

Peter Pan Seafood names VP of purchasing, sales, and logistics


Friday, April 30, 2021

Drifting away from gillnets?

Washington state intends to designate three alternative commercial fishing gears for use on the Columbia River.

Sitka sac roe herring harvest was fourth-largest for fishery since 1970

Sitka Tribe suit against state over herring fishery said to be resolved

Pointing to low salmon forecasts, Trident to keep Wrangell plant closed

Canadian officials to conduct emergency review of new prawn
fishery regulations

California trucks salmon to Pacific; low river levels blamed

Opinion: Does Biden have an ocean policy?


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