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Monday, August 28, 2023

A few more kings for Alaska trollers

A third summer Chinook salmon opener has been scheduled
for Sept. 1-10.

A salmon glut has sent prices plunging, and economists don’t know when
they’ll recover

U.S. Coast Guard Alaska responds to multitude of cases over weekend

Next Alaska Salmon Research Task Force meeting set for Sept. 19

‘Alaska Fisheries Report’ from KMXT in Kodiak

Are Alaska fishing communities and fishermen prepared for climate change?


Tuesday, August 29, 2023

Puget pinks aplenty

Pink salmon are having a great 2023 return in Puget Sound.

Four locals charged after troopers find salmon carcasses in Unalaska river

EPA administrator ‘proud’ of decision to block Pebble mine and protect salmon-rich Bristol Bay

NOAA investigates death of whale calf near Juneau

Opinion: Alaska fisheries must continue adapting to stay ahead of climate change, other threats

Commentary: Pink salmon boom has nothing to do with fish farm closures


Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Alaska salmon season update

The statewide catch has surpassed the preseason forecast, and harvest volumes are expected to drop off steeply due to low prices and several processors halting purchases as of Sept. 1.

Alaska salmon industry grapples with oversupply worsened by Russian catch

ASMI technical director: No tangible human health risk from Fukushima wastewater releases

Southeast Alaska red and blue king crab fishery will be closed for
2023-24 season

Public workshops planned for implementation of Pacific cod trawl catch
shares program

Opinion: Farming native fish in the Salish Sea can be done safely, responsibly


Thursday, August 31, 2023

Bristol Bay outlook

The University of Washington is forecasting a much smaller harvest of 26.4 million sockeye salmon next year.

Submerged rock led to Alaska fishing vessel capsizing, NTSB says

Alaska Board of Fisheries announces Oct. 14 Hatchery Committee meeting

ASMI marketing update

NOAA report to Congress on improving international fisheries management

Wider World: Fate of fishing industry in Florida’s Big Bend region feels uncertain after Idalia


Friday, September 1, 2023

Fight for control of Alaska fisheries

The state is asking a court to “reject claims brought by the federal government that would strip Alaska of its right to manage fisheries on the Kuskokwim River.”

Who is serving on the new Alaska Salmon Research Task Force?

U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker stops in Kodiak before final Arctic mission of
the year

Fishing, dance come together in new short film

Commentary: The crisis facing Oregon’s seafood industry

Opinion: EPA’s Pebble action sets an unfair precedent for Alaska development

Opinion: Alaskans want to see Bristol Bay protected forever


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