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Monday, December 5, 2022

Halibut seizure

Federal authorities take possession of “illegally caught” fish near Homer, Alaska.

Modest quota set for Eastern Aleutian District Tanner crab fishery

Homer applies to become a designated Coast Guard City

NOAA and BOEM announce joint strategy for fisheries surveys

Opinion: Decline of Bering Sea snow crab fishery demands swift action


Tuesday, December 6, 2022

Crab for Christmas?

Californians hoping for a delicious Dungeness dinner may be disappointed again this winter.

Tuna fishermen cap solid season as albacore catch doubles dismal 2021 total

A suspected ‘mud volcano’ rises from the depths near Sitka

U.S. Coast Guard engineer awarded, played key role in F/V Scandies Rose investigation

The missing mammal that may have shaped California’s kelp forests

Upcoming event: ‘Boom and Bust in the Bering Sea – The Fate of Crab and Sockeye Salmon in a Warming World’


Wednesday, December 7, 2022

A blow to fishermen?

Five companies have won leases to develop offshore wind energy farms in the Pacific Ocean off California’s coast.

Upper Cook Inlet harvest of 1.1 million sockeye was 43 percent less than
2012-21 average

Salty’s restaurant makes debut at Seattle airport

Could trawler cams help save world’s dwindling fish stocks?

Editorial: Proposed Pebble mine in Alaska threatens salmon in Washington


Thursday, December 8, 2022

Alaska’s crab crash

The Bering Sea collapse spurs a push for stronger conservation measures.

Oregon updates status of ocean commercial Dungeness crab season

California updates status of Dungeness fishery delays

Doug Mecum to retire as deputy regional administrator for NMFS Alaska

As Klamath dam removals move forward, agency explores next steps for
habitat restoration


Friday, December 9, 2022

Dealing with Alaska bycatch

Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s Alaska Bycatch Review Task Force
releases its final report packed with management and
research recommendations.

U.S. Coast Guard medevacs man off fishing vessel 23 miles southwest of
Point Reyes

Bristol Bay Board of Fisheries 2022: Here’s how each proposal fared

Commercial Tanner crab fishery opens in Eastern Aleutians for first time
since 2018

Agency seeks comment on plan for abundance-based management of halibut in Bering Sea

Hope and frustration as Bristol Bay awaits EPA’s final verdict on Pebble

‘Alaska Fisheries Report’ from KMXT in Kodiak

Opinion: Federal management is failing the Bering Sea


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