Virtual meeting on bycatch for Sept. 5

A virtual meeting on the incidental commercial catch of fish species not targeted has been scheduled by the Alaska Bycatch Advisory Council to be...

Jig gear banned from direct fishing in western Gulf

National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) last week announced a ban through Dec. 31 on directed fishing for Pacific cod by vessels using jig gear...

Nine harvesters cited for dumping commercially caught chum salmon

In a special enforcement operation designed to protect Alaska’s fisheries resource, state wildlife troopers have issued 21 citations after over 100 vessel boardings in...

NOAA Fisheries offers new funds for habitat restoration

Up to $240 million in funds for habitat restoration and coastal resilience is now available to coastal communities and tribes through the Bipartisan Infrastructure...

PWS commercial salmon harvest tops 47M fish

Prince William Sound’s preliminary commercial salmon harvest rose to an estimated 47.6 million fish this past week, buoyed mainly by increased catches of pink...

Trident opts to delay new Unalaska processing plant until 2025

An unprecedented confluence of challenging economic situations has prompted Trident Seafoods to delay groundbreaking from 2024 to 2025 for its new processing plant at...

Bristol Bay Heritage Land Trust gains new ground

The Bristol Bay Heritage Land Trust has acquired 44,000 acres in conservation easements over three areas of critical salmon habitat, blocking the access route...

City of Bethel moves to join tribal lawsuit to revise groundfish management

City of Bethel officials are seeking permission from the U.S. District Court in Alaska to join in a federal lawsuit aimed at revising groundfish...

Preseason vessel registration begins for crab fisheries

State fisheries officials are accepting preseason vessel registrations through Sept. 24 for the 2023/2024 season for the Bristol Bay red king crab, Eastern Bering...

PSPA names Decker as its new president

The Pacific Seafood Processors Association has named industry veteran Julie Decker of Wrangell, Alaska, to serve as the new president of the trade association,...
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