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Monday, June 26, 2023

A bright spot for Alaska crabbing

Dungeness crab fishing is suddenly booming in the Eastern
Bering Sea.

An ‘emotional’ moment: Demolition of first Klamath River dam begins

State allocates $5 million to Dillingham’s harbor

‘Alaska Fisheries Report’ from KMXT in Kodiak

Pacific cod are moving north. Will they be able to spawn there?

Opinion: Shutting down salmon trollers won’t save endangered orcas

Commentary: Bycatch is killing legendary Alaskan fishing


Tuesday, June 27, 2023

Bristol Bay watch

Yup’ik dancing, Christian prayers, and remembrances mark Dillingham’s 34th blessing of the fleet.

Union representing longshore workers in Alaska reaches tentative
bargaining agreement

Amateur historian wins national award for podcast on one of Alaska’s
deadliest shipwrecks

NOAA Fisheries denies petition to list bull kelp as threatened or endangered

How ‘pop-up’ fishing gear could save whales and fishermen

California Fish and Game Commission approves two experimental fishing permits


Wednesday, June 28, 2023

Alaska salmon harvest update

The overall commercial harvest is in line with 2022, with some variation among species, according to the latest update from the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute.

Commerce secretary appoints regional fishery management council members

BBRSDA managers discuss setnet fishermen potentially joining the organization

For California marine mammals, toxic algae bloom is a mass casualty incident

Alaska researcher dives into the mysterious lives of octopuses in new book

Wider World: Norway moves to open its waters to deep-sea mining


Thursday, June 29, 2023

Washington watch

U.S. senators propose new fish labeling, enhanced ocean research, and more economic tools.

‘Bristol Bay Fisheries Report’ from KDLG in Dillingham

‘Alaska Fisheries Report’ from KMXT in Kodiak

NOAA’s biennial bottom trawl survey is underway in the Gulf of Alaska

Why billions of snow crabs disappeared from the Bering Sea

Alaska Marine Science Symposium dates set

Eel River restoration project wraps up


Friday, June 30, 2023

Sitka trollers gear up

With a legal cloud lifted, the Southeast Alaska Chinook salmon summer season is set to open Saturday.

Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute all in to sell off last year’s record Bristol
Bay harvest

Unalaska readies to deploy traps for invasive European green crab

An exploratory vessel mapping Alaska’s seafloor docks in Kodiak

Petersburg Ministerial Association blesses local fishing fleet

ASMI marketing update

More women are casting their net into the salmon fishing industry


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