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Monday, July 11, 2022

Alaska marine debris cleanup

Crews collect nearly six tons of garbage from a remote Southeast Alaska island.

NOAA Fisheries to review critical habitat for rare large whale species in Alaska

Tribe raises concerns about Oregon offshore wind development

‘Fisheries Market Snapshot’ from Northwest Farm Credit Services

Video: Giant Pacific octopus caught off Oregon

Opinion: Alaska can’t afford to tread water on bycatch


Tuesday, July 12, 2022

Bristol Bay record

The Southwest Alaska region reaches a new high for sockeye salmon harvest.

Alaska Department of Fish and Game congratulates Bristol Bay
industry, communities

Fishing boat sinks near Port Alberni, leaking marine fuel into inlet

U.S. Coast Guard awards contract for planned Astoria improvements

White House: To help salmon, Snake River dams may need to be removed

Opinion: Bristol Bay demands action by the EPA


Wednesday, July 13, 2022

Bristol Bay’s epic harvest

Where do processing companies find enough workers to handle tens of millions of sockeye salmon?

Area M, the place in the sea where Alaska commercial and subsistence
interests collide

NOAA takes temperature of Bering Sea in annual bottom trawl survey

New marine technology company, INOV8V, encompasses three legacy brands

SeafoodFest to take over Ballard this weekend

Opinion: Salmon hatcheries don’t deserve blame


Thursday, July 14, 2022

Alaska fisheries enforcement

State troopers have, as usual, cited dozens of commercial salmon fishermen at Bristol Bay.

Who does the salmon in Alaska’s Area M belong to?

New study details mining impacts to salmon habitat, even hundreds of
miles downstream

Future of marine services industry in Sitka could be decided by voters this fall

Pacific Seafood to pay reduced penalty to settle water quality case at
Westport, Wash.

Return of endangered winter-run Chinook eggs upstream of Shasta
reservoir celebrated

Tons of lost fishing gear recovered off Southern California coast

National Fisheries Institute statement on the passing of Dan Murphy


Friday, July 15, 2022

Bristol Bay boom

The sockeye run is now the biggest on record at 69.7 million fish, surpassing last year’s mark.

Marine sanctuary proposal aims to protect rich but vulnerable Pribilof ecosystem

North Pacific Council invites ideas to reduce fishing-related king and snow
crab mortality

Agency recommends $95 million in funding to support West Coast
salmon, steelhead

New book: ‘Salmon Wars: The Dark Underbelly of Our Favorite Fish’

As waters warm, people are spotting big fish in unexpected places


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