BOF moves meeting cycles forward 1 year
Members of the Alaska Board of Fisheries have voted to conduct the remainder of their 2020-2021 meetings next year, while deferring all future meeting cycles by one year.
Fish Factor: ASMI weighs in on pandemic costs to fisheries
Processors are being asked about financial losses due to COVID mitigation efforts, plant closures and employment changes, as well as their expectations for costs and employment levels in 2021.
Illegal fishing, seafood fraud still widespread
Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and seafood fraud continue to be a challenging issue in imports to the United States, which imports up to 90% of its seafood, according to a new report from the international ocean conservation nonprofit Oceana.
Fish Factor: Salmon season 2021 projected to be a big haul
Alaska’s salmon harvest for 2021 is projected to be a big one with total catches producing a haul that could be 61% higher than last year, due mostly to an expected surge of pinks.
State wants in on federal case involving SE fisheries
A lawsuit pitting the future of salmon fisheries in federal waters off Southeast Alaska against the nutritional needs of endangered killer whales has the state of Alaska seeking to intervene on behalf of commercial harvesters.
State’s largest fisheries forum finalizes schedule
ComFish Alaska, the state’s longest-running fisheries forum and trade show, has finalized interactive forum events for the 2021 virtual gathering March 30-31, on topics ranging from federal and state legislation to electronic monitoring and crab research.
Subsistence shrimp pot fishery opens April 15
Dates for the 2021 noncommercial Prince William Sound area shrimp pot fishery will run as usual, from April 15-Sept. 15, but the number of pots has been reduced in the wake of the 2020 season, when the harvest greatly exceeded the guideline harvest level.
Fish Factor: Halibut prices rise for first of the season fish
Halibut prices for Alaska fishermen for 2021 started out significantly higher than last year, despite sluggish demand and transportation logjams in some regions.
2019 Bristol Bay fishery economic benefits exceeded $2.2 billion
An analysis of the Bristol Bay salmon fishery produced by McKinley Research Group found it was a $2.2-billion-plus economic powerhouse that generated over 15,000 jobs in 2019, with a harvest that fed hundreds of thousands of people.
Fish Factor: Pandemic has produced record sales for Alaska’s canned salmon
It’s “back to the future” for Alaska canned salmon as more Americans choose it for its health benefits and as an easy-to-use ingredient for sandwiches, salads and more.
