Monday, June 15, 2015
Replacing observers with cameras
At its recent meeting in Sitka, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council took a further step toward electronic monitoring for the small-boat fleet.
Unalaska continues with effort to clarify city’s image
‘Bristol Bay Fisheries Report’ from KDLG in Dillingham
NMFS notifies councils of required VMS unit replacements
NMFS invites input on new National Bycatch Strategy
Opinion: Three simple rules for eating seafood
Tuesday, June 16, 2015
Alarming algae outbreak
NMFS says the toxic bloom spans much of the West Coast and has triggered numerous closures of important shellfish fisheries in Washington, Oregon, and California.
Silver Bay Seafoods penalized $75K in Valdez pollution case
Who will buy salmon at Kotzebue this year?
Kodiak weighs action on aggressive downtown vagrants
UFA elects four at-large board members
Wash. commission adopts policy to aid Willapa wild Chinook
Trawler hits Columbia River buoy, needs tow
Study finds Arctic Ocean acidity could threaten marine life
Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Comeback story
Populations of canary rockfish and petrale sole off the West Coast have rebounded from low levels and are now considered rebuilt, according to a statement released by the Pacific Fishery Management Council.
Quota shares up slightly in SE Alaska sablefish fishery
North Pacific Council posts June newsletter
Salmon can trash receptacles planned for Kodiak
New, milder Willapa Bay salmon policy still draws boos
Senator offers bill to ‘modernize’ National Weather Service
Opinion: Navy can do better than summer war games in gulf
Opinion: A New England argument for changing Magnuson
Thursday, June 18, 2015
Waiting for a quota
The traditional start of the summer trolling season is less than two weeks away, and Southeast Alaska fishermen still don’t know how many king salmon they’ll be allowed to catch. That’s because the Pacific Salmon Commission can’t agree on how many kings are out there.
A setnetter’s journey from Homer to Bristol Bay
Alaska Supreme Court hears Juneau-Petersburg boundary beef
Proposed B.C. mine northeast of Ketchikan called too risky
Low flow means big trouble for Columbia Basin salmon
Tough situation for Sacramento River, winter-run Chinook
U.S. Coast Guard releases new ‘cyber strategy’
Eric Schwaab, former NMFS administrator, to join NFWF
Friday, June 19, 2015
Going for Dungies
Effort is up considerably this year in the Southeast Alaska Dungeness crab fishery.
Aleutia brand frozen sockeye finds high-end market
Cook Inlet sablefish season opens with slightly smaller quota
Nine fin whales found dead in Alaska waters in recent weeks
B.C.’s Red Chris Mine gets final environmental permit
Washington shellfish farmers lick wounds, hire PR firm
Senate committee OKs funding for Newport helicopter base
A little fish with big impact in trouble on U.S. West Coast
Senate Commerce leaders introduce Coast Guard bill