PWS catch jumps by over half a million salmon
Harvesters in Prince William Sound’s commercial fishing districts made several thousand deliveries to processors over the past week, boosting the overall catch to over 3 million salmon, while the statewide total more than doubled to over 37 million fish.
Crewmember from Bristol Bay fishing vessel medevaced
Coast Guard aircrews evacuated an individual from a 167-foot fishing vessel on Saturday, July 2, six miles west of the Egegik River, after a land-based dispatcher stated the vessel needed assistance for a female crewmember reportedly experiencing sepsis-like symptoms.
Alaska Fish News: State attracts 20 Alaska aqua-farm applications
Twenty applications for Alaska aquatic farm permits were received by the state by the April 30 deadline. That’s the highest number in 17 years, said Flip Pryor, statewide aquaculture section chief at the Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game which issues the permits.
PWS harvest soars above 9M fish
Commercial harvesters in the Prince William Sound region delivered upwards of 371,340 salmon through Tuesday, June 28, while the statewide preliminary harvest exceeded 16 million fish, including deliveries in Bristol Bay, Cook Inlet, Kodiak and the Alaska Peninsula.
Around Town: Fourth of July, Senior Salmon Day and Salmon Jam
The Cordova Chamber of Commerce announced its annual Old Time 4th of July Celebration will begin at noon Monday, July 4, at Hollis Henrichs Park. This Cordova classic will include a host of fun activities and competitions, food vendors, an Artisan Market, and live folk music. Everyone is invited to attend this free event from noon-3 p.m.
Copper River reds holding their own in retail prices
Copper River red salmon continued to hold their own in retail prices in mid-June as the Copper River District continued to deliver robust catches to processors and more commercial salmon harvesters in the Alaska Peninsula, the Kodiak area and Cook Inlet added deliveries of thousands of fish.
Area M Seiners decline to stand down on June chum harvest
Area M commercial seiners have declined a plea from more than a dozen fisheries and Alaska Native entities to stand down from the June salmon fisheries, saying even if they did it would not likely change the conservation or management outcomes in the Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim region of western Alaska.
State, partners deliver salmon donations for Yukon, Kuskokwim villages
A collaborative partnership between the state of Alaska has delivered 12,928 pounds of keta salmon to the Tanana Chiefs Conference in Fairbanks and Kwik’Pak Fisheries in Emmonak for distribution to Interior and western Alaska villages, in lieu of fish they are forbidden to harvest themselves this year.
Marine economy adds billions to national GDP
Reports from two federal Commerce Department agencies note that America’s marine economy contributed some $361 billion to America’s gross domestic product in 2020.
Coast Guard offers free dockside exams
In advance of the Bristol Bay salmon fishery season the Coast Guard is offering courtesy dockside Free exams at Egegik, Dillingham and King Salmon.
