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Monday, October 10, 2022

‘Deadliest Catch’ dedication

The crew of the Aleutian Ballad, now a tour boat, gives a memorial pot to Metlakatla.

Pancake purveyor IHOP launches new items including salmon – farmed salmon

Months after first sighting, Metlakatla is now catching dozens of invasive green crabs a day

Video: ‘Sailing Back to the Bay’

Why the country’s largest shellfish farm is struggling to hire and retain workers


Tuesday, October 11, 2022

Alaska’s crab crash

In a heavy blow to industry, managers have canceled the
Bristol Bay red king crab and Bering Sea snow crab fisheries
due to weak stocks.

Volunteers organize ‘fish drive’ for Chevak, Alaska, in wake of typhoon

$1 billion up for grabs to help salmon get to where they’re going

U.S. Coast Guard proposes expansion of Base Seattle, its largest facility
in Northwest

Historic yacht lays over in Newport

Morro Bay offshore wind leasing poses no significant environmental impact, review finds


Wednesday, October 12, 2022

Fat bears and Bristol Bay salmon

Katmai National Park brown bears are facing off in an annual competition celebrating tubby bruins and their favorite food.

COVID-related funding available for California seafood processors

Jerry Dzugan to step away from the helm at marine safety organization AMSEA

USCG-approved first aid at sea workshop set for Oct. 27 at Westport, Washington

How tribes are reclaiming Puget Sound estuaries for salmon

New CDFW Squid Fishery Advisory Committee seeks members

U.S. Coast Guard Strategy released for 2022 and beyond


Thursday, October 13, 2022

Hope for Prince William Sound herring

The spawning biomass estimate is the largest since 2009, but fisheries will remain closed as biologists say conservative management is still warranted.

Fishermen fear going out of business after Alaska cancels snow and king
crab harvest

As sockeye salmon boom in Alaska, is there a lesson for us in Washington?

Canada’s not prepared to handle marine cargo spills, parliamentary
committee finds

GAO: Overfishing determinations vary regionally, data challenges
complicate management


Friday, October 14, 2022

Alaska’s bycatch task force

The panel is nearing the end of a yearlong process to address an issue that lately has become a political lightning rod.

Former Alaska Senate President Ben Stevens dies at 63

California Market Squid Producers Alliance goes for MSC certification

Filipino American historian and former Alaskero recalls comradery in
Alaska canneries

‘Alaska Fisheries Report’ from KMXT in Kodiak

USCG-approved first aid at sea workshop offered Nov. 4 at Seattle
Fishermen’s Terminal


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