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Monday, November 27, 2023

Alaska bycatch battle

A court challenge to the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands groundfish fisheries is escalating.

Wrangell man’s retirement project becomes lifeline for families cut off by
deadly landslide

‘Alaska Fisheries Report’ from KMXT in Kodiak

Mining industry competing with salmon for rivers created by disappearing glaciers, study finds

Is it dangerous to eat the bones in canned salmon?

Opinion: Cook Inlet hatchery proposal threatens to upset the balance of
Alaska’s fisheries

Opinion: The tragic mismanagement of bycatch in Alaska


Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Hard times at the halibut commission?

The International Pacific Halibut Commission is said to be facing a financial shortfall that “may necessitate curtailing or eliminating its survey, sampling, and stock assessment program.”

Steller sea lions top list of Alaska marine mammals killed by human activities

Marel board rejects takeover offer

Opinion: Saving salmon will cost billions more – what’s an icon worth?

Opinion: Washington has an obligation to tribes and all citizens to fix salmon-blocking culverts


Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Alaska’s mountain menace

As the Wrangell community mourns at least four people killed in a landslide, Alaskans face the threat of future tragedies as mountainous regions become more unstable.

Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation names CEO

ASMI marketing update

San Francisco-based cutter Alder returns after conducting high-seas boardings off Peru

Legislation introduced to improve harmful algal bloom response

Opinion: If you care about salmon, help stop the Donlin mine


Thursday, November 30, 2023

Chum salmon science

Scientists find evidence recent marine heatwaves may have played a key role in juvenile survival, possibly impacting adult returns to Western Alaska rivers.

Three Bears, Alaska Ship Supply deal expected to close Friday

Petersburg High School students raise and release pink salmon

Feds consider removing Snake River dams in leaked agreement with plaintiffs
in lawsuit

Crab season delay causes concern in Half Moon Bay

New study examines ways climate change could affect West Coast sardines


Friday, December 1, 2023

How did killer whales die?

NOAA Fisheries says it has confirmed the cause of death or injury for 11 killer whales taken as bycatch this year in Alaska.

Searchers find body of Otto Florschutz, a commercial fisherman, 10 days after Wrangell landslide

‘Alaska Fisheries Report’ from KMXT in Kodiak

Okanagan River salmon eyed for endangered species protection

Legislation introduced to protect physical, behavioral health in commercial fishing industry

Commentary: Facing transboundary mining, Alaskans shouldn’t buy
industry rhetoric


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