ASLC is accepting nominations for marine resources achievements
The Alaska SeaLife Center is accepting nominations through Jan. 15 for five categories in its Alaska Ocean Leadership Awards, which are to be presented in a virtual event in March 2021.
CRWP will benefit from Sena Sea seafood sales
For any orders placed by clicking on the link to Sena Sea on the Copper River Watershed Project website Sena Sea donates 8 percent of the order price directly to CRWP.
NOAA will use eDNA to track aggressive European green crab
Federal and state fisheries officials are collaborating to track the European green crab, as the invasive species which threatens juvenile king crab, juvenile salmon, eelgrass and more, gets closer to Alaska.
Adopt a fry fundraiser will help fund fisheries education
Copper River Watershed Project is asking Cordova to adopt a fry for $10 to help support their salmon tank education program, a holiday gift idea that also makes a great stocking stuffer.
Harvesters battle over Cook Inlet salmon management plan
Commercial and sport harvesters in Cook Inlet are at odds this coming week as federal fisheries managers prepare to make a final decision on a new Cook Inlet salmon management plan, including closure of a large area to commercial fishing.
Young Fishermen’s Development Act passes U.S. Senate
Legislation aimed reducing economic and skill set barriers for the next generation of commercial fishermen needed to fill the shoes of aging harvesters has passed the U.S. Senate and now is under consideration in the House.
NPFMC decision puts Cook Inlet commercial salmon fishery in jeopardy
Final action by the North Pacific Fishery Management Council on commercial salmon fishing in Cook Inlet threatens to exclude drift gillnet harvesters from fishing in the inlet’s commercial waters at the start of the 2022 fishing season.
2021 harvest potential for Togiak herring is 47,348 tons
State fisheries officials are forecasting a potential 2021 harvest of 47,348 tons of herring in all Togiak fisheries and 42,639 tons in the Togiak sac roe purse seine and gillnet harvest, under the 20 percent exploitation rate.
Ocean going robots estimate Alaska Pollock stocks
Saildrones like this one from Alameda, California, were employed by NOAA Fisheries to collect data to determine the abundance of Pollock in the eastern Bering Sea.
Study: Planning will better protect fisheries during climate change
A new study published in the journal Science Advances concludes that by planning ahead in the face of rapid climate change conservation of fish and other marine life in warming ocean waters will prove more effective.
