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Monday, October 17, 2022

What’s behind Alaska’s crab crash?

Billions of snow crabs have disappeared from Bering Sea waters, and scientists say overfishing isn’t the cause.

Juneau police chief rescues crew from grounded vessel

Bristol Bay Native Corp. endorses Lisa Murkowski, Mary Peltola

Sea lice on farmed salmon – ecolabel now allows far more

California commission approves application for experimental fishing permit


Tuesday, October 18, 2022

St. Paul’s plight

The Bering Sea island community is reeling from the snow crab closure and plans to seek federal disaster relief.

Protests greet federal fish farm consultations in Campbell River, B.C.

Bellingham company wins contract to build university marine research vessel

Journal focuses on ecosystem processes in Gulf of Alaska

Opinion: I’m an Alaska fisherman. Here’s why I’m supporting Kelly Tshibaka

Wider World: DOJ digs into ‘competition concerns’ in New England
fishing industry


Wednesday, October 19, 2022

Crab industry’s cry for help

Crab harvesters, processors, and communities staggered by the closure of Being Sea king and snow crab fisheries want Alaska
Gov. Mike Dunleavy to request federal disaster relief.

U.S. Coast Guard rescues man, two dogs in Southeast Alaska after vessel sinks

New joint venture opens fishmeal facility in Oregon

Pollock meeting message: ‘Surimi isn’t imitation. It isn’t fake.’

New U.S. strategy released for combating illegal, unreported, and
unregulated fishing


Thursday, October 20, 2022

Growing Alaska mariculture

The Alaska Mariculture Cluster has won nearly $49 million in
grants to support shellfish and seaweed aquaculture expansion
in the state.

‘Alaska Fisheries Report’ from KMXT in Kodiak

Resolve Marine overhauls rescue boat based in Western Alaska

New vessel assistance company to operate out of Prince Rupert

Video: DFO team rescues entangled humpback whale in Georgia Strait

Astoria-based cutter completes eventful 68-day patrol in Eastern Pacific

U.S. Coast Guard offers tips on writing well


Friday, October 21, 2022

Alaska’s crab crash

Shell-shocked Bering Sea crabbers facing season cancellations suggest a “low, steady harvest.”

‘Deadliest Catch’ producer says fishery closures won’t impact 19th season

Injured man airlifted from NOAA research vessel off Santa Maria, California

Good fishing, prices for commercial salmon fishermen in Alaska’s Lynn Canal

Coast Guard Station Cape Disappointment readies motor lifeboats for
crab season

Commercial fishermen form Point Loma Commercial Fishing Alliance

Salmonella outbreak traced to fish sold in California, Arizona

Team removes most rope from entangled humpback whale off California

NOAA awards $18.9M for harmful algal bloom research, monitoring

Wider World: Scientists call for setting limits, possible moratorium on fishing in Antarctica’s Southern Ocean


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