NOAA Fisheries is proposing to integrate electronic monitoring (EM) into the North Pacific Observer Program. An EM system uses cameras and associated sensors to passively record and monitor fishing activities-work traditionally accomplished by a human fisheries observer. Observers are trained biologists who collect scientific information while aboard commercial fishing vessels. This information contributes to the […]
NOAA Fisheries is providing notice of the immediate effect of regulations of the International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC). The commercial IFQ halibut season opens Saturday, March 19, 2016. At its annual meeting in January, the IPHC recommended to the governments of Canada and the United States catch limits for 2016 totaling 29.89 million pounds, a […]
An early morning call to the Alaska State Troopers reported two overdue fishermen near mile 93 of the Parks Highway at Goose Creek at 1:30 am. The caller identified the overdue fishermen as 32-year-old Kao Saelee and a 16-year-old male. It wasn’t until 3 pm that the 16-year-old male was located at mile 94 of […]
It was announced by trooper dispatch, in a release, that 75-year-old Cordova fisherman, Roger Lee Koechling was convicted after a three-day bench trial on charges of Reckless Endangerment x4 Disorderly Conduct x4, and Two counts of Reckless Operation of a Marine Vessel. The case stems from an event that occurred on the Eyak River in […]