Monday, December 7, 2015
Could be better
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has posted Chinook salmon forecasts for the Stikine and Taku rivers.
Board of Fisheries largely maintains status quo at Bristol Bay
The ‘blob’ is gone, but not its problems
Planning team takes action on SE Alaska hatchery proposals
Court sides with Petersburg in boundary dispute with Juneau
Could ‘Frankenfish’ actually be good for wild Alaska salmon?
Comment invited on hatchery reform plan for lower Columbia
Opinion: Pavement isn’t the answer at mouth of Kasilof
Tuesday, December 8, 2015
Shifting sands
The Alaska Board of Fisheries is creating a committee to consider Bristol Bay setnet site boundaries affected by coastal erosion.
Halibut commission posts summary of recent meeting
EIS released, comments open on Kuskokwim gold mine
Documentary film on cutter Storis screened in Anchorage
Dungeness delay continues, although Wash. crab test OK
Coast Guard responds to sunken vessel at Westport, Wash.
Toxin delaying crab season figured into famed horror flick
Satellite tags help unravel a spawning mystery
Wednesday, December 9, 2015
The black market
Federal authorities are highlighting the problem of illegal sales of sport-caught Alaska halibut.
NMFS sued in challenge to West Coast groundfish management
Sitka commission votes down Airbnb on boats
Washington Fish and Wildlife extends Dungeness delay
Oregon likewise maintains Dungeness season delay
Skipanon resumes canning following recall
California posts 'Master Plan for Marine Protected Areas'
Food companies fight mandatory GMO labeling
Thursday, December 10, 2015
Sailor take warning
The U.S. Coast Guard has issued a heavy weather bulletin for the Aleutian Islands and Bering Sea.
Alaska governor proposes income tax, dividend cut
Upper Cook Inlet board meeting to stay in Anchorage
Kodiak harbor board looks at idea of shipyard building
Three Ketchikan men fined in halibut scheme
Young, DeFazio vow to fight FDA decision on GE salmon
In Paris, Secretary of State John Kerry talks illegal fishing
Friday, December 11, 2015
Pain on the horizon
Fishing is among Alaska industries eying Gov. Bill Walker’s stark budget proposal.