Archive of: Fishery Stories

ASMI taps new executive director; Collier, Palmer reappointed to board

Retired Coast Guard Captain Michael Cerne has been selected as the new executive director of the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute and will replace current Executive Director Ray Riutta upon his retirement in December. Cerne served in the U.S. Coast Guard for 31 years and retired in 2011 with the rank of Captain. He is a graduate of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy with a degree in marine science, and also has a master of marine affairs degree from the University of Rhode Island. He served on five Coast Guard cutters in his career, three of which were based in Alaska, including command of USCGC STORIS in Kodiak. Ashore, his assignments included Commanding Officer of the North Pacific Fisheries Training Center in Kodiak, and Chief of Fisheries Law Enforcement for the U.S Coast Guard from 1998-2002 at Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, D.C. Cerne’s final assignment was at the Coast Guard District office in Juneau where he managed Alaskan fishery patrol operations and served on the North Pacific Fishery Management Council, North Pacific Research Board, and a number of international fishery management organizations.

Editorial: Attacks on ‘Outside’ companies wrong, undemocratic

Here we go again. An initiative governing resource development is on the Aug. 28 primary ballot and it was only a matter of time before the backers of Proposition 2 to reinstate a coastal zone management program played the “Outsider” card.

The Journal of Commerce

Commentary: Money pouring in to defeat coastal management initiative

Alaska has more coastline than all of the other U.S. states combined, but unlike all those other states, Alaskans have no say in how their coasts are managed or developed.

Laine Welch, For the Journal

US Coast Guard transfers fish piracy case to China

A vessel suspected of illegal driftnet fishing on the high seas was transferred to China by the U.S. Coast Guard on Tuesday.

RACHEL D'ORO,Associated Press

Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute announces new executive director

The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute Board of Directors has selected retired Coast Guard captain Michael Cerne to replace Executive Director Ray Riutta upon his retirement.

Little Susitna River closed to silver fishing

Silver salmon fishing is being shut down on the Little Susitna River because of another year of weak returns.

MARY PEMBERTON,Associated Press

Commentary: UAF study reveals the ups and downs of fishing in Kodiak

Kodiak fishermen are a happy lot, but they are also anxious about the future of their industry.

Laine Welch, For the Journal

Former Murkowski aide to be released from prison

A former fisheries aide to Sen. Lisa Murkowski, convicted of falsifying his own fishing records, is scheduled for release from prison by Saturday.

BECKY BOHRER, Associated Press

Coast Guard prepares for expanded Arctic role

The Coast Guard is ready for expanded activity in Arctic waters, including petroleum exploration, Commandant Robert Papp told a U.S. Senate subcommittee Monday, even though the nearest agency base is more than 750 miles southeast of the Bering Strait, on Kodiak Island.

DAN JOLING, Associated Press

Treaty obligation likely won't be met

Poor king salmon returns on Alaska's rivers mean that a treaty obligation with Canada likely won't be met.