Monday, August 13, 2012
HUMPY CATCH SHIFTS INTO HIGH GEAR
Alaska's pink salmon catch surges to 39 million fish in the first 10 days of August, up from 22,405,000 a week earlier.
– The Cordova Times
More: www.thecordovatimes.com
Oregon gillnetters shocked by governor’s plan
Politicians, businessmen and others surprised at Kitzhaber’s proposal
– Daily Astorian
More: www.dailyastorian.com
Half million dollar fine for factory trawler
Feds propose $543,500 fine, charge fish-weighing violations aboard American Dynasty
– “Pacific Fishing columnist Wesley Loy, writing in his blog: Deckboss
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Losses to two B.C. fish farms in the millions of dollars
Discovery of deadly virus in Atlantic salmon led to the killing of hundreds of thousands of fish
– Times Colonist
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– Vancouver Sun
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Will Stelle talks catch shares
Looks back at the groundfish program’s first year on the West Coast
– Oregonlive.com
More: www.oregonlive.com
Moving Oregon’s gilnetter’s off the Columbia mainstem
Oregon's Fish and Wildlife Commission will talk this week about the governor’s plan to move gillnetting to off-river areas.
– The Columbian
More: www.columbian.com
Coast Guard examiners to visit Norton Sound this week
Marine safety examiners to inspect commercial fishing vessels
– KDLG Radio
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A $430,000 fine for Icicle
Icicle Seafoods Inc. will pay a $430,000 penalty for Clean Air Act violations including refrigerant leaks from company vessels and processing plants.
– “Pacific Fishing columnist Wesley Loy, writing in his blog: Deckboss
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Five fishermen fined for fishing during closed period
The five defendants pleaded ‘no contest’ in Juneau District Court to charges of commercial fishing “over the line,” or outside of allowable boundaries.
– Juneau Empire
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Tuesday, August 14, 2012
HEALTHY CHUM RUNS IN THE YUKON RIVER SYSTEM
But poor king salmon returns prompt questions, bring few answers
– Juneau Empire
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Protecting wild salmon
Fish disease in B.C. threatens wild stocks
– Nanaimo Daily News
More: www2.canada.com
New director for the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute
Michael Cerne, a retired Coast Guard captain, will replace Ray Riutta starting in September.
– KMXT
More: www.kmxt.org
Chukchi Sea survey expects to find new species
Scientists will spend the next month collecting samples aboard the 143-foot trawler Alaska Knight.
– KUCB
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Oregonian editors weigh in on governor’s gillnet directive
Oregon and Washington regulators expected to work together
– The Oregonian
More: www.oregonlive.com
Fish pirate update
Coast Guard chases pirate fishing vessel to Japan
More: www.kgw.com
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
COAST GUARD HANDS PIRATE FISHING VESSEL OVER TO CHINESE
More than 30 metric tons of albacore tuna and 6 metric tons of shark bodies and fins found onboard
– KMXT
More: www.kmxt.org
Oregon gillnet debate heats up
Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission talk about a transition to off river areas
– The Oregonian
More: www.oregonlive.com
Protecting forage fish
If the little fish disappear, the big ones will too, editorial says
– Statesman Journal
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A new way to farm fish
Peculiar pod-like device roams the ocean, keeping fish inside
– dvice.com
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Kodiak salmon harvest surges
More than a half-million humpies are being hauled in daily
– KMXT
More: www.kmxt.org
Wave energy group seeks public comment
Reedsport, Newport and Coos Bay, Ore., are possible locations for a grid-connected wave energy testing facility.
– The Umpqua Post
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Thursday, August 16, 2012
KLAMATH RIVER CHINOOK FORECAST A STUNNER
Fall run projected to be highest since 1978
– Triplicate
More: www.triplicate.com
Dams, fish, tribes and the environment
Federal legislation would dramatically limit the use of federal funds for dam-removal efforts
– Yakima Herald
More: www.yakima-herald.com
Alaskans want a say in how their coasts are managed
Upcoming coastal management ballot measure pits outside interests against voters
– Capital City Weekly
More: www.capitalcityweekly.com
B.C. fish farm speaks out
Addresses ‘errors and assumptions’ in columnist’s coverage of outbreak
– Nanaimo Daily News
More: www2.canada.com
Sunken Slocum Arm seine boat tangled in its own net
A fishing boat that sank earlier this month north of Sitka on Aug. 2 has slipped into 400 feet of water
– KCAW
More: www.kcaw.org
Stolen crab traps found by fisherman-detective
Vancouver Island fisherman finds traps for sale online, tracks down thief
– Times Colonist
More: www.timescolonist.com
Oregon governor’s gillnet plan
Trying to sidestep ballot measure, three-year phase out
– The Daily Astorian
More: www.dailyastorian.com
Friday, August 17, 2012
FISH PLAY VIDEO GAMES
Scientists figure out why fish “school” using computer-generated prey
– NPR
More: www.npr.org
Weighing the benefits of fish against the harm of mercury
Alaska scientists studies eating Alaska fish
– Anchorage Press
More: www.anchoragepress.com
Facebook to help shoppers find salmon
A Facebook locator will feature retailers around the world selling Bristol Bay sockeye
– KDLG
More: kdlg.org
A Kodiak fishing boat was adrift after going aground on Herbert Island
The F/V Afognak Strait was without steering west of Unalaska, waiting for a tug to tow them to Dutch Harbor
– KMXT
More: www.kmxt.org
Governor requests Upper Cook Inlet fishery disaster declaration
Gov. Sean Parnell urged Acting U.S. Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank to declare a fishery disaster for the Chinook salmon fisheries in the Cook Inlet area
– Pacific Fishing columnist Wesley Loy, writing in his blog: Deckboss
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Fraser River sockeye fishery a big question mark
Based on current returns, commercial and recreational openings unlikely
– Times-Colonist
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