NOAA proposes enlarging Seafood Import Monitoring Program
NOAA Fisheries has proposed expanding its Seafood Import Monitoring Program, a risk-based program for targeted species of seafood imported for domestic sales, from some...
Legislation would reestablish National Seafood Council
The $1.65 trillion bill approved by Congress in late December to fund the federal government for the 2023 fiscal year contains language in a...
Millions for seafood issues in omnibus bill
A nearly $1.7 billion appropriations bill passed by Congress this past week includes millions of dollars in funds for fisheries, covering everything from fisheries...
Chignik, Alaska Peninsula, Aleutian Island comment deadline for BOF meeting is Feb. 3
Dozens of proposals are up for consideration at the Alaska Board of Fisheries (BOF) meeting in Anchorage from Feb. 20 to Feb. 25, with...
Halibut Commission needs longliners to conduct 2023 setline survey
The International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) is seeking to charter longline vessels for its 2023 Fishery-Independent Setline Survey. The main purpose of this survey...
Chinook salmon fisheries litigation heats up
A ruling from a federal magistrate judge in Seattle that could potentially halt the commercial harvest of winter and summer Southeast Alaska Chinook salmon...
Tribal fish passage projects get recommended funding
NOAA Fisheries has recommended more than $16 million in funds for 13 tribal priority fish passage projects, including ones for the Eyak Corporation, Chickalook...
Groundfish fishing prospects for year ahead
Directed pelagic trawl fishing for Alaska pollock will open at noon on Jan. 20 in Prince William Sound with a 7.31-million-pound guideline harvest level,...
Copper River, PWS fisheries qualify for relief
Commerce Secretary Gina M. Raimondo has determined eight Alaska and Washington fisheries between 2019 and 2023—including the 2020 Copper River/Prince William Sound coho and...
Fishery council to focus on reducing red king crab mortality
Federal fisheries managers considered a red king crab savings area emergency rule request at their December meeting and instead decided to move forward with...
