Monday, June 1, 2015
Showdown in Sitka
A possible tightening of Bering Sea halibut bycatch limits headlines this week’s North Pacific Fishery Management Council meeting.
Dumping of halibut sparks fight among North Pacific fleets
Magnitude 6.7 earthquake strikes off Alaska Peninsula
Commercial fishing opens today on Bristol Bay’s east side
Kuskokwim Bay salmon season outlook
Kodiak fishermen join protest of planned military exercises
California reviews regs governing commercial algae harvest
NMFS seeks comment on West Coast swordfish test permits
NMFS proposes Pacific sardine harvest specs for 2015-16 season
Commentary: Reducing bycatch is critical to future of halibut
Opinion: Trawlers threaten halibut fishery
Tuesday, June 2, 2015
Alaska’s budget battle
Gov. Bill Walker begins mailing mass layoff notices to state employees as legislators continue haggling over spending plans.
How a government shutdown would affect Fish and Game
House passes Rep. Young’s Magnuson-Stevens bill
Improved early Chinook run seen on Kenai River
Kodiak commercial salmon openers announced
Schedule set for salmon fisheries in Sand Point area
Dungeness crab fishery in Yakutat area to remain closed
No B.C. sardine fishery in 2015
Wilderness group says Canada MPAs allow too much industry
As caviar prices soar, sturgeon poachers tap Columbia River
Wednesday, June 3, 2015
Small fish, small payoff
The waters near the Alaska village of Togiak this year produced a big herring catch of 21,594 tons, but the fishery value was only $1.08 million ex-vessel.
Flags lowered today for Dutch Harbor Remembrance Day
Run timing forecast for Yukon River Chinook
Chinook just beginning to migrate up Yukon River
Norton Sound salmon fishermen paid a record $1.9M in 2014
Update on Fraser River Chinook returns
Ten seiners to fish Columbia River, and catches will count
Consumer warning issued for Monterey, Santa Cruz seafood
Grants awarded for electronic monitoring projects
National harvester group questions House-passed Magnuson bill
Rep. Young cites ‘widespread support’ for his legislation
Opinion: ‘Anti-trawl sensationalism'
Thursday, June 4, 2015
Gearing up
Copper River Seafoods discusses its processing plans at Naknek on the east side of Bristol Bay.
Sockeye harvest at Copper River continues to lag expectations
B.C. First Nations report raises tailings dam safety concerns
Washington invites bids for surplus hatchery salmon
IPHC asks harvesters to be on lookout for tagged halibut
NRDC: House bill guts critical fisheries law
Editorial: Deck sorting could mitigate halibut bycatch
Friday, June 5, 2015
‘Conservative’ season
A partial government shutdown could mean less fishing time, Alaska’s commercial fisheries director says.