Monday, June 8, 2015
Halibut haircut
At its meeting in Sitka, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council voted to reduce limits on halibut bycatch in the Bering Sea.
New Dutch Harbor plant launches cod liver oil production
Kodiak Sen. Stevens: Don’t worry, no government shutdown
First salmon harvest numbers for Kodiak released
Wrecked vessel removed from Katmai coast
Red Chris Mine waits for final permit
The almadraba, Spain’s amazing tuna net fishery
Opinion: Swerving off course with Magnuson-Stevens
Tuesday, June 9, 2015
‘Missed an opportunity’
Critics say the North Pacific Fishery Management Council didn’t do enough to tighten limits on Bering Sea halibut bycatch.
Bristol Bay association elects new officers
First run of new Naknek fishmeal plant smellier than hoped
Continued MSC certification recommended for B.C. halibut
Imperiled fish add to California’s drought stress
Nominations sought for Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee
Is salmon raised on land the future of seafood?
Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Pull your gear
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife closes the Dungeness crab fishery off the state’s southern coast due to unsafe levels of a naturally occurring marine toxin called domoic acid.
Alverson, Lane nominated to continue on IPHC
Crawdads are turning up in Kodiak’s Buskin River
Fraser sockeye demonstration gillnet fishery planned
Washington commission to consider Willapa Bay salmon policy
Oregon permit board to meet on sea urchin case
Greenland defies call for end to salmon catch
Letter: Commercial fishing stops more salmon than culverts
Letter: Every Halibut Counts
Thursday, June 11, 2015
Signing them up
An anti-setnet group delivers 43,000 signatures in support of a proposed Alaska ballot initiative.
USCG rescues four off sinking vessel northwest of Sitka
New Bristol Bay RSDA president lays out his plans
Managers to strive for Bristol Bay normalcy in shutdown
Navy officials say Alaska training won’t disrupt fishing
Prince William Sound scallop fishery to remain closed
Uncovering what’s behind Yukon River Chinook fluctuations
Marine Harvest Canada appeals ruling on salmon transfers
Oregon proposes moving tsunami line inland
Bill would create ocean acidification advisory board
Opinion: Bring fishing permits home
Friday, June 12, 2015
‘It happened quick’
The skipper of the tender Kupreanof recounts the vessel’s sinking on Alaska’s Fairweather Grounds.
Alaska legislators finally reach budget deal
NMFS offers reward in sea lion slaughter near Cordova
‘Alaska Fisheries Report’ from KMXT in Kodiak
Editorial: Trawlers feed the world? We don’t care
Opinion: Council must strike better balance on halibut bycatch