Monday, November 30, 2015
Sitka herring outlook
The quota for the 2016 season is up sharply to 15,674 tons.
Columbia basin salmon run second-strongest since dams built
Small Tanner crab quota set for Eastern Aleutian District
State reports explore sportfishing impacts on Kenai habitat
‘Alaska Fisheries Report’ from KMXT in Kodiak
Petersburg hopes to keep a Coast Guard cutter
The real Sitka journey of Steinbeck’s ‘Doc Ricketts’
Alaska governor, British Columbia premier sign MOU
Canfisco cannery shutdown continues to stir controversy
B.C. grocery chain to stop selling ‘red-listed’ seafood
Eel River flows still too low in peak salmon spawning period
Opinion: Obama breaks promise on genetically modified fish
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
Fukushima and fish
New tests "continue to show fish from Alaska waters are safe from radionuclides related to the nuclear reactor damage in Japan."
U.S. makes two interim appointments to IPHC
Squid spawning found at Southeast Alaska research station
Memories of Bristol Bay
B.C. grants water discharge permit to Mount Polley mine
Splitting the pros and perils of genetically modified foods
Will GMO salmon harm Alaska's fishing industry?
Opinion: The evolutionary path to 'Frankenfish'
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
More ASMI moves
The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute, which recently installed a new executive director, has hired sustainability and technical directors.
Juneau Mayor Greg Fisk found dead
UFA president comments on Greg Fisk’s passing
Packers once reflected history with labels on their salmon cans
Coast Guard copter grounded after laser used near Port Angeles
Photos reveal Depoe Bay port disrepair
California crab continue to test high for domoic acid
Thursday hearing in Santa Rosa to focus on crab closure
Opinion: Alaska needs a healthy CDQ program
Will GMO salmon harm Alaska's fishing industry?
Opinion: The evolutionary path to 'Frankenfish'
Thursday, December 3, 2015
Halibut outlook
The stock looks stable and so do potential 2016 quotas, according to a staff presentation to the International Pacific Halibut Commission.
Gunnar Knapp to retire, will continue salmon research
Juneau mayor died of natural causes, police say
Keeping track of Alaska jellyfish
Cullen to 'take a run' at Canfisco fishing licenses
B.C. mine to begin discharging wastewater
Opinion: Are genetically engineered salmon too fishy?
Friday, December 4, 2015
Bristol Bay debate
The Alaska Board of Fisheries hears mixed views on permit stacking proposals.
New Cook Inlet fish war centers on board meeting location
Planned Kasilof River dipnetter parking lot draws opposition
APICDA helps sponsor business competition
‘Alaska Fisheries Report’ from KMXT in Kodiak
Canadian report urges more research into oil spill impacts
NMFS proposes to implement West Coast anchovy catch limits
Rick Speed, former Icicle exec, joins BluWrap
Chicken of the Sea, Bumble Bee tuna merger shot down
Commentary: Alaska must take action on harmful algal blooms
Commentary: GE fish and the strangeness of American salmon