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Alaska Board of Fisheries Reaches Norton Sound Crab Decision

By Fishermen's News Online on Mar 23, 2020   Featured, Fishermen's News Online  

Alaska Board of Fisheries Reaches Norton Sound Crab Decision

  The Alaska Board of Fisheries which met in Anchorage, Alaska in March, approved three proposals from the Northern Norton Sound Advisory Committee. They voted 6–1 to change the start of the winter commercial crab fishery for Norton Sound from Jan 15 to Feb. 1. The proposal was amended to also close the commercial crab […]

Pacific Cod Are Losing MSC Certification

By Fishermen's News Online on Mar 17, 2020   Featured, Fishermen's News Online  

Pacific Cod Are Losing MSC Certification

  Pacific cod in the Gulf of Alaska were earmarked to lose certification from the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) on April 5 but remained certified as sustainable under the Alaska Seafood Management Institute’s Responsible Fisheries Management program. MRAG Americas Inc., an independent auditing and certification body for the MSC standard, said the suspension was based […]

Alaska Rejects New PWS Crab Fishery

By Fishermen's News Online on Mar 16, 2020   Featured, Fishermen's News Online  

Alaska Rejects New PWS Crab Fishery

  A proposal aimed at developing a harvest strategy to reintroduce a golden king crab fishery in Prince William Sound was rejected on Tuesday, March 10 during the Alaska Board of Fisheries statewide king and tanner crab meeting in Anchorage, Alaska. Cordova District Fishermen United (CDFU) had sought to reintroduce the fishery for the northern […]

Domestic Consumption of Wild Alaska Pollock on the Rise

By Fishermen's News Online on Mar 9, 2020   Featured, Fishermen's News Online  

Domestic Consumption of Wild Alaska Pollock on the Rise

  The Association of Genuine Alaska Pollock Producers says per capita domestic consumption of Pollock rose by 38 percent to 0.988 pounds per person in 2019, a level not seen since 2016. That was the conclusion of a new analysis of US markets released by GAPP on Monday, March 2, in Seattle, Wash., which included […]

Dutch Harbor Remains Top Fishing Port

By Fishermen's News Online on Mar 1, 2020   Featured, Fishermen's News Online  

Dutch Harbor Remains Top Fishing Port

  According to the latest Fisheries of the US Report issued by NOAA Fisheries earlier this month, Dutch Harbor retained its title, for the 22nd consecutive year, as the nation’s top fishing port by volume, with 763 million pounds landed in 2018. The annual federal report ranks Alaska first, among all states, in volume with […]

Alaska Board of Fisheries Action Hits Hard on Commercial Setnetters

By Fishermen's News Online on Feb 22, 2020   Featured, Fishermen's News Online  

Alaska Board of Fisheries Action Hits Hard on Commercial Setnetters

  A new escapement goal for late-run Chinook salmon into the Kenai River approved in mid-February by the Alaska Board of Fisheries has some commercial harvesters on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula concerned that it will limit setnet opportunities. On Feb. 14 the board approved in a 5-2 vote substitute language for proposal 104, which was submitted […]

Alaska’s Forests Contribute Millions of Salmon to Fisheries

By Fishermen's News Online on Feb 18, 2020   Featured, Fishermen's News Online  

Alaska’s Forests Contribute Millions of Salmon to Fisheries

  A new federal report says that Alaska’s rainforests contribute an average of 48 million salmon annually to the state’s commercial fishing industry. The study led by the US Forest Service’s Pacific Northwest Research Station found that the average value of these “forest fish” when they are brought back to the dock is some $88 […]

Norton Sound Winter Commercial Red King Crab Fishery in Limbo

By Fishermen's News Online on Feb 17, 2020   Featured, Fishermen's News Online  

Norton Sound Winter Commercial Red King Crab Fishery in Limbo

  The Norton Sound winter commercial crab fish is on hold for lack of buyers, and an area fishery group is calling for the closure of the fishery for 2020 for conservation purposes. The board of the Norton Sound Economic Development Corp. (NSEDC) on Monday, Feb. 10, urged the Alaska Department of Fish and Game […]

Alaska’s Statewide King, Tanner Crab Fisheries Meeting Set for March 8–11

By Fishermen's News Online on Feb 9, 2020   Featured, Fishermen's News Online  

Alaska’s Statewide King, Tanner Crab Fisheries Meeting Set for March 8–11

  Alaska’s Board of Fisheries will meet in Anchorage, Alaska, March 8–11, to discuss statewide king and tanner crab issues. The board will only address Tanner crab for Southeast and Yakutat, and Prince William Sound areas. There are 37 proposals on the agenda, including one from Cordova District Fishermen United (CDFU) calling for a commercial […]

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