Monday, May 13, 2013

PRICE GOOD FOR NW TROLL KINGS

"I haven't heard of the price dropping," he said. "It's still around $8."

– Coos Bay World

More: theworldlink.com

Catching crawfish

A crab fisherman for 25 years, Furford is just starting to get his feet wet in the crawfish, or crawdad, game, making a business out of what is typically recognized as a child's hobby.

– Tacoma News Tribune

More: tdn.com

European bycatch

Crucial negotiations in Brussels in the next few days will decide one of the thorniest European environmental issues of the past four decades – the wasteful practice of throwing millions of healthy fish back into the sea each year after they have been caught, because of the way the EU's quotas are managed.

– The Guardian, U.K.

More: guardian.co.uk

Estuaries vital

The report states that more than 75 percent of the nation's commercial fish catch and 80 percent to 90 percent of the recreational fish catch depend on key estuary habitat at some point in their lifecycle.

– Outdoor Life

More: outdoorlife.com

Kenai setnetter strategizes

He'll fish 24 nets this season — Hollier plans to sell a permit and generate revenue to offset the cost of fuel and supplies this year — and of those, he plans to shorten 12 of them, by hand, by himself.

– Kenai Peninsula Clarion

More: peninsulaclarion.com

Good Norton Sound crab season

The 2012-13 Norton Sound winter king crab season ends at noon Wednesday, and boy has it been a good one.

– Pacific Fishing columnist Wesley Loy, reporting on his blog: Deckboss

More: deckboss.blogspot.com

Goodbye to hovercraft

It won't be long before the hovercraft is history in Akutan.

– Bristol Bay Times

More: thebristolbaytimes.com

Togiak herring began Saturday

Alaska's largest herring fishery is underway.

– KDLG, Dillingham

More: kdlg.org

Dumped rockfish

One hundred yelloweye rockfish were floating dead in the area of north Olga Strait.

– Pacific Fishing columnist Wesley Loy, reporting on his blog: Deckboss

More: blogspot.com

 

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

NOAA CHARGES AMERICAN SEAFOODS

On May 8, 2013, American Seafoods Company and the owners and operators of the catcher/processors Ocean Rover and Northern Eagle were charged by NOAA's Office of General Counsel for tampering with the equipment used for weighing Alaska pollock.

– NOAA Fisheries

More: nmfs.noaa.gov

American Seafoods responds

We confirm that we've received two Notices of Violation and Assessments, or NOVAs, proposing civil penalties related to alleged inaccurate flow scale readings on two of our catcher/processor vessels. We are reviewing the NOVAs and related information to better understand the bases for the allegations. American Seafoods takes seriously its commitment to sustainable fishing practices and has cooperated fully with NOAA in investigating these matters. The company intends to respond to the allegations contained in the NOVAs after it has completed its review.

Togiak sac roe fleet

Commercial fishermen in the Togiak Sac Roe Herring Fishery are off to a good start with nearly 5000 tons of herring harvested during the first 2 days of fishing.

– KDLG, Dillingham

More: kdlg.org

B.C. fish farmer objects

Marine Harvest Canada has issued a statement refuting allegations by an environmental campaigner that the company had transferred diseased fish between sites in B.C.

– FishNewsEU

More: fishnewseu.com

Aleutian eruption

Alaska's most active volcano appears to be erupting.

– KUCB, Unalaska

More: kucb.org

Longer Columbia season?

Washington and Oregon officials are meeting to consider reopening sport and commercial fishing for spring Chinook salmon in the lower Columbia River.

– Vancouver Columbian

More: columbian.com

Protect Bristol Bay, Bering Sea

Sustainable fisheries and a healthy ecosystem have been economic engines for Southwest Alaska for more than 125 years and the foundation of traditional ways of life there for close to 10,000 years.

– Anchorage Daily News

More: adn.com

Canadian Indian in U.S. waters

His boat and catch — around $4,000 worth of Dungeness crab — were seized.

– Vancouver Sun

More: vancouversun.com

Alaska's big buyers

Between 60 and 70 percent of Alaska's seafood is exported to customers around the globe, and the strength of foreign currencies against the U.S. dollar plays a big role in annual sales.

– Pacific Fishing columnist Laine Welch, writing in SitNews, Ketchikan

More: sitnews.us

Columbia gulls get a pass

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has decided that it is not going to continue killing gulls that have been preying on baby Caspian terns at a nesting colony at the mouth of the Columbia River.

– OPB

More: opb.org

 

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

TOGIAK SEINERS HIT HERRING

Fishermen participating in the annual Togiak sac roe herring fishery have hauled in nearly 8,000 tons of herring during the first three days of fishing.

– KDLG, Dillingham

More: kdlg.org

Haul out in Dillingham

One of the major fuel suppliers in the Bristol Bay region is looking at expanding to provide a place for large marine vessels to be stored in Dillingham.

– KDLG

More: kdlg.org

Dial back sea lion protection

The National Marine Fisheries Service announced it will consider dialing back commercial fishing restrictions in the western Aleutian Islands that were put in place to protect endangered Steller sea lions.

– The Oregonian

More: oregonlive.com

No dumping of fish

Fisheries minister Richard Benyon said the "reforms" would make discards "a thing of the past."

– BBC

More: bbc.co.uk

Alaska fishermen prepare

The summer harvest season for wild Alaska salmon officially opens tomorrow, May 16, with a projected harvest of 179 million fish.

– ASMI

More: prweb.com

Magnusson-Stevens rewrite

Research suggests that the free-market approach will not only help preserve America's commercial fishing industry but will make it stronger.

– Huffington Post

More: huffingtonpost.com

Two Alaska eruptions

Scientists at the Alaska Volcano Observatory were able to get clear views of two restless volcanoes yesterday.
 
– KTOO, Juneau

More: ktoo.org

Buyers to Adak

Fish buyers are moving in to fill the void left by the processor.

– KUCB, Unalaska

More: kucb.org

Columbia kings opened

A commercial fishing season on the Columbia River will take place Wednesday, but opening the river to sport fishing will be delayed so fishing can continue into summer without a break.

– The Daily News

More: tdn.com

Fisherman leading ASMI

Alaska fisherman and commercial fisheries activist, Kevin Adams, was elected chairman at the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute board of directors meeting. Adams was first appointed to fill a harvester seat by Gov. Frank Murkowski in 2004. With 38 years of fishing experience in Bristol Bay, Adams has long been an active member in the Alaska fishing industry. He has worked for both the Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation and the Bering Sea Fisherman's Association, and represents Alaska fishermen on numerous boards.

 

Thursday, May 16, 2013

COASTIES TO BRISTOL BAY

The U.S. Coast Guard is also getting ready for the season with safety inspectors scheduled to be in the region later this month and for much of June.

– KDLG, Dillingham

More: kdlg.org

 

 

 

Bristol Bay jet service to begin

Alaska Airlines' summer service to Dillingham and King Salmon is scheduled to start June 9th.

– KDLG, Dillingham

More: kdlg.org

Alaska jobs kill

Alaska accounts for about 26 percent of annual fishing-related fatalities, and more than 130 deaths occurred in the state's waters between 2000 and 2009, the most recent year for which NIOSH has released comprehensive data.

– Digital Journal

More: digitaljournal.com

Oregonians begin ocean planning

One month after the While House issued strategies that would coordinate management of the country's oceans, West Coast interests are preparing to interpret the National Ocean Policy Implementation Plan.

– Sustainable Business Oregon

More: sustainablebusinessoregon.com

Be ready for polar-izatin

Arctic nations should move quickly to adopt shipping rules, improve safeguards against oil spills, and create environmental and safety standards in polar waters, according to a new report released from the University of the Arctic's Institute for Applied Circumpolar Policy.

– University of Alaska

More: uafcornerstone.net

Southeast trolling: Good price

Winter king salmon trolling was slow in Southeast Alaska for much of this past year, very slow, but the commercial catch brought sustained, record-high prices.

– KFSK, Petersburg

More: kfsk.org

Fleeing warm water

Fish and other sea life have been heading toward the Earth's poles for more than three decades, a mass migration to cooler waters that provides more evidence of a rapidly warming planet and has repercussions for fish harvests around the globe.

– Anchorage Daily News

More: www.adn.com

Togiak herring

State fishery managers report herring harvesters at Togiak have taken 10,361 tons so far, or about a third of the monster preseason quota of 30,056 tons.

– Pacific Fishing columnist Wesley Loy, reporting on his blog: Deckboss

More: deckboss.blogspot.com

New life from downed dams

Two dams along the Elwha River are being removed, bringing a rush of sediment downstream and exposing hundreds of acres of once-submerged land.

– NPR

More: npr.org

Fishing affect birds

The birds' dramatic shift in diet has left scientists pondering the fate of petrels as well as wondering how many other species face similar challenges.

– Bird Watch, U.K.

More: birdwatch.co.uk

New exec for Icicle

Icicle Seafoods announced that Michael Cusack will join Icicle in the role of executive vice president, sales and marketing. Most recently, Cusack served as vice president, sales and marketing for Nissui USA FW Bryce Inc., where he oversaw commodity seafood sales for North America.

– Icicle

 

Friday, May 17, 2013

'GREATEST FISHERMAN' TO COURT

Dennis Sturgell, 60, whom the San Francisco Chronicle once dubbed the “world’s greatest fisherman” in a 2008 article, is facing charges of unlawful fishing in connection with an incident in San Francisco last fall in which he allegedly possessed more than 54,000 pounds of Dungeness crab.

– San Francisco Examiner

More: www.sfexaminer.com

Iliamna seals endangered?

NOAA Fisheries will conduct a status review to determine if the harbor seals in Iliamna Lake are a distinct population segment of the Pacific harbor seal, and if they are, whether these seals should be listed under the Endangered Species Act.

– NOAA

More: alaskafisheries.noaa.gov

Copper River fish flown out

The first planeload of Copper River salmon from Cordova, Alaska, landed at Sea-Tac Airport, and the Alaska Airlines pilots carried a 40-pound king to waiting chefs.

– KTOO, Juneau

More: ktoo.org

Hired hands in wheelhouse

When Alaska's halibut and sablefish fisheries went to individual fishing quotas in 1995, regulators envisioned predominantly owner-operated fisheries.
 
– Pacific Fishing columnist Wesley Loy, reporting on his blog: Deckboss

More: deckboss.blogspot.com

Alaska Fisheries Report

Coming up this week, Copper River opens, Togiak opens, Kodiak is a little slow, and they’re done in Seymour Canal. Plus, why does the largest CDQ group want to get even bigger?

– KMXT, Kodiak

More: kmxt.org

Bristol Bay on Fish Board

A campaign is underway to drum up support for a local Bristol Bay fishermen to be appointed to the Alaska Board of Fisheries.

– KDLG, Dillingham

More: kdlg.org

Dining well in Seward

Chinooks Restaurant of Seward took first place at the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute’s second annual Great Alaska Seafood Cook-off.

 – Seward Phoenix Log

More: thesewardphoenixlog.com

NW trollers looking up

The northern coastal nontribal commercial Chinook troll fishery was just starting to see an increase and then a storm blew them off the ocean.

– Seattle Times

More: blogs.seattletimes.com

Good weather in Togiak

The massive Togiak Sac Roe Herring Fishery is rolling right along with nearly half of the total quota already harvested.

– KDLG, Dillingham

More: kdlg.org

 


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