Copper River set for 24-hour opener on June 28
Commercial fishing on the Copper River begins an eighth opener on Monday, June 28, for a 24-hour drift gillnet fishery.
NPFMC says October/December meetings will be virtual
Leaders of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council have decided to hold all meetings of the council, advisory panel and scientific and statistics committee virtually through the end of 2021.
BOF issues reminder on upcoming work session
Alaska Board of Fisheries officials have issued a reminder that their work session on Oct. 20-21 in Anchorage will be held via Zoom only.
PWS commercial herring fisheries remain closed
Commercial herring fisheries in Prince William Sound will remain closed through June 30, 2023, due to estimated spawning biomass being below threshold, say area...
Review of emergency rule request analysis for crab protections
Federal fisheries managers are taking another look at what to do about the demise of Bristol Bay red king crab, a fishery shut down...
IPHC reduces halibut catch limit
International managers of Pacific halibut have lowered the overall catch limit for 2023 to 36,970,000 pounds, down 4,250,000 pounds from last year’s coastwide limit...
Commercial halibut fishery opens with 24.9 million pounds allowable harvest
The 2023 Alaska commercial Pacific halibut fishery opens today, March 10, with overall catch limits decreased to 24.9 million pounds, down 11.29% from 28.07...
Board of Fisheries agenda change requests due by Aug. 14
Officials with the Alaska Board of Fisheries are reminding the public that agenda change requests (ACRs) for the 2023-2024 meeting cycle are due by...
Salmon research task force will meet Nov. 14-15
An update on the work of NOAA Fisheries’ Alaska Salmon Research Task Force is to be provided during an in-person meeting in Anchorage Nov....
