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Monday, July 27, 2020

Anchorage outbreak

Fifty-six workers at the Copper River Seafoods processing plant have tested positive for COVID-19.

They sanitized, screened, quarantined, and they still got COVID-19

Worker at Da Yang Seafood in Astoria reported positive for the coronavirus

Processor settles cannery worker lawsuit for more than $440,000

Majority of early Fraser sockeye run won't make it to spawning grounds,
report suggests

Bristol Bay setnetters get their hands dirty (and sometimes lose a finger) to put salmon on your dinner table


Tuesday, July 28, 2020

Alaska salmon season update

Although the season has improved significantly over the past four weeks, many areas of the state are behind historical averages.

Coast Guard rescues fisherman as vessel sinks near Columbia River entrance

Unalaska processors contend with evacuating plant employees during
tsunami warning

B.C. Liberals accuse NDP government of continued neglect over
dwindling steelhead

Washington commission to consider budget cuts, Columbia River salmon policy


Wednesday, July 29, 2020

An Alaska tragedy

Southeast Alaska fishing communities are mourning four people killed in a vehicle wreck south of Petersburg.

Fishing activists call for greater government support

Seafood Harvesters of America applauds provisions in HEALS Act that
help fishermen

Copper River dipnet salmon fishing closed through August

NMFS: Recent U.S. fishing years marked by economic gains, milestones
in sustainability


Thursday, July 30, 2020

Alaska mask mandate

The Trump administration's coronavirus task force urges Alaska to require masks for seafood processing plants.

U.S. Coast Guard updates status of investigation into F/V Scandies Rose sinking

U.S. House said to intervene in Pebble permitting process

Cantwell criticizes 'slow and inefficient' implementation of fishery disaster
relief funding

Crews work to free humpbacks entangled in fishing gear off Vancouver Island

California fisheries relief soon to be available for select sectors affected
by COVID-19


Friday, July 31, 2020

A letter to Warren Buffett

To save salmon, California Gov. Gavin Newsom asks the billionaire investor to back Klamath River dam removal.

Governor criticizes news article, saying Alaska requires seafood workers to
cover faces

COVID-19 cases reported in Kodiak seafood industry

Biologists say Pebble could risk part of what makes Bristol Bay
sockeye adaptable

Makers of Kolstrand deck equipment announce acquisition of
J.K. Fabrication assets

NOAA Fisheries identifies national-level observer waiver criteria


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