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February Issue 3 2013

Fairbanks guide Morisky named to Board of Fisheries

Reed Morisky is the newest member of Alaska’s Board of Fisheries.

February Issue 3 2013

North Pacific council talks Gulf of Alaska trawl bycatch

PORTLAND, Ore. — The North Pacific Fishery Management Council modified its purpose and need statement regarding Gulf of Alaska trawl fleet bycatch at its Portland meeting, and asked for an expanded discussion paper on those issues.

February Issue 3 2013

Council takes final action to protect crab communities, skate habitat

PORTLAND, Ore. — Bering Sea communities received some additional protection when it comes to processors shares being moved from one community to another.

February Issue 2 2013

FISH FACTOR: Volunteer fishing vessels sought for energy-saving project; bycatch shared

Volunteers are needed to test drive some new money-saving methods for “do it yourself” energy audits on fishing boats.

February Issue 2 2013

Cook Inlet salmon task force considering new proposals

Public input on Upper Cook Inlet fisheries management has continued, with a proposal for the Kenai River late-run King Salmon Management Plan likely to come out of the Upper Cook Inlet Task Force this month.

February Issue 2 2013

Board passes changes to Interior sportfishing regulations

Interior Alaska sportfishing will look a little different this summer under changes passed by the Board of Fisheries at its Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim meeting last month.

February Issue 1 2013

EPA plans final Bristol Bay assessment this year

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to issue a final report this year on the impacts of large-scale mining in the Bristol Bay region, regional director Dennis McLerran said.

February Issue 1 2013

McDonald's to put Alaska pollock 'Fish McBites' in Happy Meals

McDonald's says it is offering its first new Happy Meal entree in a decade: Fish McBites.

February Issue 1 2013

Bycatch still a hot topic at IPHC; new advisory boards formed

VICTORIA, B.C. — The annual meeting of the International Pacific Halibut Commission included a discussion on bycatch, which is the second-largest source of removals.

February Issue 1 2013

FISH FACTOR: Halibut limits cut; gov’s cruise discharge proposal criticized

Halibut catches weren’t slashed as badly as people feared, although they still continue on a downward trend — and the outlook is grim.

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