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Monday, March 11, 2024

Pacific Fishing
suspends publication

The trade journal has halted production of its monthly print edition, and is also suspending its daily Fish Wrap news service, pending the company’s search for a
new owner.

Pacific Council releases alternatives for 2024 West Coast ocean salmon fisheries

Sen. Murkowski announces ‘big wins’ for Alaska fisheries and other priorities in
appropriations package

Bristol Bay commercial salmon fishing outlook

A journey to Japan in search of Sitka herring

Scientists work to enhance wild red king crab populations through hatchery programs

Costs surge for removing salmon barriers in Washington state, but results are murky

Klamath River reshapes itself as flushing flows move reservoir sediment downriver

NOAA Fisheries gathers experts to combat forced labor in seafood sector

Friday, March 8, 2024

Trident plant sales draw near

Leading Alaska legislators propose task force to help rescue a seafood industry ‘in a tailspin’

Kodiak herring sac roe fishery to begin April 1 with 8,200-ton quota

Investment to support development of Deckhand electronic logbook technology

Washington Fish and Wildlife releases draft northern pike rapid response plan

Seafood Expo North America opens Sunday in Boston

Mass die-offs among farmed salmon on the rise around the world


Look inside the latest issue:

News Net

Alaska landslide tragedy

Featured Story

Year in review

Science

Marine heatwaves to blame for chum crash?




Newest Classified Listing:

F/V WESTERLY

1975 61' x 10' x 18' x 6' (6' headroom) combination, longliner, packer with 13.5 litre 6135 John Deere engine, manufactured by Centre Shipyard out of Vancouver, BC. Top-producing 61' steel freezer combination. Proven landings for halibut, tuna, and black cod. Freezer capacity is 35 tons frozen – capable of freezing 600 tuna a day. Complete with lots of extra top-of-the-line equipment and gear for all the fisheries. Easily converted to pack on fisheries such as urchins, abalone, etc. Extended wheelhouse with gear dry lockers and full stand up fridge, accommodates easy outdoor wheelhouse for crew. Power: 13.5 liter 6135 John Deere engine; Twin Disc 514 reduction gear – rebuilt 2014; 5.16:1 ratio; 10 knots @ 1,865 RPM cruising speed; four-blade Osborne propeller; 3"-diameter stainless steel shaft; five steel fuel tanks (6,000-gallon capacity below deck); fuel transfer pump; engine alarm; engine fans; Keel cooling; genset #1: 45 kw John Deere 4045 (1,384 hours) with 4.2 cubic inch Eaton flow sensing hydraulic pump; genset #2: 50 kw four-cylinder Isuzu (14,721 hours) with flow sensing hydraulic pump; zinc saver isolates boat from dock power; blast freezer; two 15 hp electric freezer drives; two 05G Longstroke compressors – one new June 2008, one new 2011 (freezes 600 tuna per day); 2" Flomax stainless steel bilge pumps; 1" 1/4 Jabsco electric clutch on main; exhaust and wrapping are new as of 2016. Accommodations: sleeps four to five; electric stove; bar fridge (110 power) and two deep freezers; stainless steel galley sink; 500-gallon steel water tank; salt water converter; toilet; shower; six gallons hot water (110 electric); electric heating; five survival suits. Structural: steel decks and hull; aluminum frame safety glass windows in wheel house and Lexan storm windows; 2020 paint, zincs, and anti-fouling; foamed and glassed freezer holds; 35-ton capacity frozen fish, 50 tonnes fresh, large 40" flat back deck; anchor; Pilkington anchor winch with 26" anchor chain and 80 fathoms of 5/8 cable; longline drum with optional chute; Hyab winch with a lifting weight capacity of 4,000 lbs; two tuna puller gurdies; two life rafts; stabilizers. Electronics: Fleet One wifi system; sonar; GP32 and GPS navigator/Furuno VM; ICOM M601 VHF and Furuno FM 2510 VHF; Kenwood TKM 707 sideband (SSB); computer; Furuno 72 Mi PR7112 radar; Furuno color FCV 292 sounder and Plus Sonar Furuno 250 sounder; Nobletec Catch plotter program; 2001 comnav; spotlight; compass adjusted 2006; batteries new as of 2016; inverter; Kobalt controls; three electric steering stations; 12 volts for auxiliary; sodium lights. $500,000 USD. Serious inquiries only. Contact Leanne Wick: (778) 679-0299 or leannewick@me.com.

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On the horizon

Pacific Fishing magazine's digest of upcoming management meetings and other notable events.

• International Pacific Halibut Commission interim meeting, Nov. 30 to Dec. 1, via webcast. More information at tinyurl.com/mptawfy9.

• North Pacific Fishery Management Council meeting, Dec. 4-12, Anchorage. The council is expected to set 2024 quotas for Alaska groundfish including pollock, cod, flatfish, sablefish, and more.

• Alaska Young Fishermen’s Summit, Dec. 5-7, Anchorage. More information at alaskaseagrant.org/events/alaska-young-fishermens-summit.

• Alaska Board of Fisheries meeting, Jan. 9-12, Kodiak. The board will consider Kodiak finfish proposals.

• International Pacific Halibut Commission annual meeting, Jan. 22-26, Anchorage. The commission is expected to set 2024 halibut catch limits. More information at tinyurl.com/mpk83c8e.

• Alaska Marine Science Symposium, Jan. 29 to Feb. 2, Anchorage. More details at alaskamarinescience.org.

• North Pacific Fishery Management Council meeting, Feb. 5-12, Seattle.

• Pacific Salmon Commission annual meeting, Feb. 12-16, Vancouver, B.C.

• Alaska Board of Fisheries meeting, Feb. 23 to March 6, Anchorage. The board will consider Upper Cook Inlet finfish proposals.

• Wild Seafood Connection, Feb. 29, Bellingham. A one-day conference aimed at fishermen interested in direct marketing to restaurants, retailers, brokers, and seafood buyers. More information at wildseafoodconnect.com.

• Seafood Expo North America, March 10-12, Boston. More information at seafoodexpo.com/north-america.

• North Pacific Fishery Management Council meeting, April 1-9, Anchorage.

• Lowell Wakefield Fisheries Symposium, April 16-18, Sitka. The symposium “will bring fishery researchers and managers together to address political, jurisdictional, and survey management structures for adapting to environmental changes and shifting species distributions.” More information at alaskaseagrant.org/events/wakefield-fisheries-symposium-2024.