Coast Guard hoists injured fisherman northeast of Dutch Harbor
A commercial fisherman who suffered a severe leg injury was hoisted aboard a Coast Guard helicopter on Wednesday, Dec. 30, about 80 miles northeast of Dutch Harbor in the Bering Sea, and later flown to Cold Bay for a Guardian flight to Anchorage for a higher level of care.
AMSEA will host first aid, CPR training
Register online now for the mariner’s first aid and CPR/AED class will be offered in Sitka on Jan. 23 by the Alaska Marine Safety Education Association.
Fish Factor: Best/worst highlights of 2020 fisheries
This year marks the 30th year that the weekly Fish Factor column has appeared in newspapers across Alaska and nationally. Every year it features “picks and pans” for Alaska’s seafood industry — a no-holds-barred look back at some of the year’s best and worst fishing highlights, and my choice for the biggest fish story of the year.
Peter Pan Seafoods is back as a U.S. owned seafood processor
Sale of Peter Pan Seafoods by Japan’s Maruha Nichiro Corp. to American buyers has been completed, with the new, vertically integrated seafood company emerging as New Peter Pan.
Alaska Boards of Fish and Game plan special joint meeting
A special web conference meeting of the Alaska Board of Fisheries and Board of Game is scheduled for 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19, to discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on board meetings for the rest of this meeting cycle and other regions currently out of cycle.
ASLC treating a third rescued sea otter pup
A female sea otter pup rescued from a beach at Anchor Point in December is now thriving at the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward is now stabilized and has become a companion for another rescued sea otter pup, ASLC officials say.
NPFMC meets virtually February 5-12
Documents on major issues for the upcoming virtual February meeting of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council are now posted online for review, and written comments are being accepted in advance of the meeting at meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/1844.
IPHC defers potential management modification decisions to annual meeting
Potential modifications to existing stock management plans are now on the agenda for the 97th session of the International Pacific Halibut Commission, after efforts to hold a special session on that issue were deferred due to what the IPHC described as connectivity issues.
Western Alaska villages, two CDQs acquire more crab quota, vessels
Thirty western Alaska communities, along with two community development quota entities are anticipating a boost in their economic future in a buyout deal in which they are acquiring $35 million in opilio and king crab quotas, plus full ownership of seven crab vessels.
Study probes link between mineral deposits, salmon spawning grounds
Is it a coincidence that one of the world’s largest mineral deposits is located near the world’s largest sockeye salmon spawning grounds at Bristol Bay? And if the likes of a Pebble Mine removed the bulk of those deep deposits that also create the world’s magnetic field, could it disrupt the salmon’s ability to find their way home? A study aims to find out.
