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Monday, August 23, 2021

Jim Balsiger retirement

The longtime head of the National Marine Fisheries Service in Alaska is preparing to step away.

Cook Inlet setnetters look to buyback as a way to save fishery

Uptick in Sitka coronavirus cases linked to seafood plant

More than 200 illegal fishing nets seized on Fraser River

Lack of fish forces Bella Coola Valley Seafoods to close its door

Declining salmon population threatens fishing tourism in Pacific Northwest

Tuesday, August 24, 2021

'Painful' passage

Kenai River sockeye salmon overescapement stirs concern among commercial fishermen.

Alaska legislators scrutinize governor's proposed $2,350 Permanent
Fund dividend

Internet upgrade is coming to Dillingham

California joins Oregon in expanding relief eligibility to resident Bristol
Bay fishermen

Analysis of new West Coast swordfish fishery weighs benefits of increased domestic catch

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Alaska salmon watch

The commercial catch is closing in on 200 million fish.

As Kenai Peninsula streams warm, cold-water inputs could be crucial for salmon

Skagit County sues Seattle for public records in fight over fish passage at
city dams

Cross-border Salish Sea study finds some answers to why wild salmon are
dying off

Wider World: Fishers struggle as fish head for the poles

Thursday, August 26, 2021

A cannery milestone

OBI Seafoods in Petersburg blows its steam whistle to mark 200,000 cases of canned salmon.

United Fishermen of Alaska seeks new executive director

Court case is final hope for Cook Inlet drifters

Vessel owner arrested at Ketchikan on drug, gun charges

Restaurant prices are rising as items fall off menus across Seattle area

Friday, August 27, 2021

Alaska rescue

The U.S. Coast Guard rescues four people after a fishing vessel runs aground near Dutch Harbor.

NTSB releases 'lessons learned' report on marine accidents

Grant will help OSU researchers find ways to prevent injury in Dungeness
crab industry

Loki Fish Co. recalls keta salmon lox because of possible health risk

Coquille Tribe partners with state on salmon rescue

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